Rebecca Hersher

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559 appearances 28 recordings 3 series first heard Jul 2025 last heard 6d ago

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Short Wave · These voicemails save lives · 20 Apr 2026 podcast

So as of like a decade ago, there really wasn't any modern system for warning people about flooding in Cambodia.

But that has been changing with the help of money from nonprofit groups and from the UN itself.

Residents who used to get, you know, basically no warning about floods now get flood forecasts up to five days in advance, which is a huge upgrade.

And people in riverside communities like Praktush, they get warnings now and they get them via voicemail.

No, it's literally like a normal voicemail.

But the message is a flood warning, not like a fun message from your friend.

And then it gives directions about how to evacuate.

Anyone in the country can opt in to getting these warnings.

You can also sign up to get text warnings on the popular messaging app Telegram.

I had the same question.

I was like, okay, voicemail.

Like, great.

But people really seem to take these warnings seriously.

Like, before that terrible November flood hit Praktush...

Klee Polly got a voicemail warning on her phone.

And she says in the past, they might have sheltered in their homes when the water was rising and just hoped that the water wouldn't get too high.

But now that they get these warnings, no one stays.

She explains, when we heard the announcement, we took our children to the safe house.

And that's like a government-run evacuation site up the road.

Yeah.

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