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Chong Kneas floating village, only 15 kilometers south of Siem Reap, is one of hundreds that line Tonle Sap Lake. Tens of thousands of families live in these clustered homes — around 40% of whom are Vietnamese living as undocumented migrants.
During a visit in March, the sun held all firmly in its grip, forcing villagers inside. Rarely have so many people been so close to water yet so desperate to stay cool. Nonetheless, a small number paddled around in flat-bottomed sampans, rowboats or — for the more adventurous kids — plastic tubs.
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The families in Chong Kneas — and in floating villages all along Tonle Sap — are the very same communities IHM serves. Stories like this one help the world see what we see: tens of thousands of people whose status as "undocumented" leaves them outside the systems most of us take for granted.
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