PREAH Sihanouk provincial authorities announced yesterday that sea travel has restarted after being closed for a week due to bad weather.

The resumption of sea travel was announced by Preah Sihanouk Provincial Governor Kouch Chamroeun in a two-minute video clip posted on the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration’s official Facebook page yesterday.

As per the Facebook message, people are allowed to travel and fishermen can go for fishing  because sea conditions have eased. However, the weather remains unpredictable as it is raining continuously, it added.

At the same time,the governor ordered all competent authorities to be ready to intervene if necessary.

“Based on the weather forecast, the waves have eased slightly but it is raining continuously. It is possible for people to travel by boat, but with extreme caution,” he said.

He confirmed that the permission was made at the request of people who needed to transport goods and travel for work. However, the boat owners must provide the riders life jackets and take extreme caution.

Though fishermen are permitted to go out to the sea, they have to go in the morning and have to return   by evening. The deadline is set to avoid any risk and problems that might occur if the weather conditions worsen at sea, he said.

He instructed all the relevant departments to coordinate and provide assistance to the fishermen.

“I urge all the authorities concerned to act responsibly,” he said.

On July 14, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology alerted that Cambodia would be affected by typhoons coming from the Philippines, which would make landfall in China and continue to Vietnam.

Such a situation would cause light to moderate rainfall in the lowlands and moderate to heavy rainfall in the highlands of Cambodia, in the coastal provinces, and the sky will be cloudy with moderate to heavy rainfall.

“There will be rain, wind and high waves at the sea,” the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology said. The ministry called on people to be extra vigilant to avoid accidents caused by natural phenomena.