Warehouse On The Water Tonle Sap Lake Editorial Image

Quite a large lake in Cambodia - Tonle Sap. He was even called inland sea of this country. However, its value is very variable - almost all year round with an area of ​​2700 km2, on average, and only during the rainy season, it is poured into the neighborhood, flooding local fields, meadows, forests ... lake increases during this period is almost 6 times. It lasts for long: a couple of months the water descends, and the size of the sea is once again becoming the same. Features of local life. Hundreds of floating houses are located on the water. It's amazing, but people live in them permanently. This way of life has become normal for them. This situation is due to the tens of thousands of refugees from Vietnam and other neighboring countries, who are unable to pay for the land on which they live. For floating houses do not need to pay, and it was let strange, but still output. So the Tonle Sap Lake was salvation and refuge for these people