At least 104 people have died in recent floods caused by heavy rains and the Mekong River overflowing its banks, a Cambodian disaster relief official said Wednesday.

At least 104 people have died in recent floods caused by heavy rains and the Mekong River overflowing its banks, a Cambodian disaster relief official said Wednesday.

Floods in the past several weeks have affected some 1.5 million people in 17 of the country’s 24 provinces, according to management committee spokesman Keo Vy.

The Cambodian Red Cross says more than 21,700 families have left their homes due to flooding.