malaria and mines. At Ream and Prey Nop, Kampot province, the “pdx’ds” (nationalist resistants) told the same thing to the villayers hut, said the Cambodians, it was not easy to escape when one was guarded at qunpoin t . Indeed, in addition to light wounds due to the handling of unusual instrunhsnts, to a number of deadly accidents due to falliny stones (Ta Kriem in Battambang) or trees (in Kompong Chhnang), two deadly Lqalami ties pldyued those working sites: malaria due to the virus of Plasmodium fsl‘-ipdrum and explosion of mines which the workers had to detect without the help of U~Y instrument. (...) Another calamity: most of the zones where the population is sent to clear forest are fighting tones. This is particularly true at the border where gunfire could be more or less heard. The civil servants, who had been sent to Phnom Khla Kon (2km west of Sisophon) to administer the nearby working sites, heard every night the firing of 1221nn rockets, 82mtn shells, BJO on their emcampments. They slept in trenches most of the time. At Tonle Tech, when the shelling becanw? too intense in daytime, the workers were brought back to their encampment located a few kilometres from the place and where the shellings were less frequent. The heaviest losses were sustained perhaps on the road linking Varin to Oddar Meanchey. Daily fightings caustld many dead among the workers. / . * . A/40/750 S/i IS65 English Page 11 EFFECTS ON THE VH0L.E POPVLATI~~ In addition CO the mourning due ta the disappearance of relatives, each household is faced with new economic difficulties following the death of one of its members who belongs ta a Kram Samaki. It is thus difficult for d woman with chil[?ren to feed, and whose husband, son or daughter have to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be describing the effects of war on the population, particularly in terms of physical harm, displacement, and economic hardship. The mention of mines, explosions, and gunfire suggests a conflict zone, and the discussion of malaria and deaths due to accidents and disease highlights the impact on the population's well-being. The text also touches on the economic difficulties faced by households following the death of a family member.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Health