Financial Shock

A World Teetering on the Financial Edge

An Investigative Report By: Chris Tyree, Journalist, Email and Scott Wallace, Journalist, Email

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ONE WORLD, ONE STORY

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CAMBODIA. AFTER A MUCH NEEDED RAIN, A BOY RUNS THROUGH PUDDLES ON THE NORTH SHORE OF SPRAWLING TONLE SAP LAKE. A PROLONGED DROUGHT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO LOW WATER LEVELS AT THE LAKE, LEADING TO A DROP IN FISH PRODUCTION AND DEEPENING DEBT FOR FISHING F…

CAMBODIA. AFTER A MUCH NEEDED RAIN, A BOY RUNS THROUGH PUDDLES ON THE NORTH SHORE OF SPRAWLING TONLE SAP LAKE. A PROLONGED DROUGHT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO LOW WATER LEVELS AT THE LAKE, LEADING TO A DROP IN FISH PRODUCTION AND DEEPENING DEBT FOR FISHING FAMILIES, WHO MUST BORROW MONEY AT HIGH RATES OF INTEREST TO MAKE ENDS MEET.