ABC NewsAug 17, 4:23 AMFirst report

Photos show Cambodian children attend school in floating villages along the Tonle Sap lake.

On Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water. It isn’t any different for schoolchildren. Most mornings, a gas-powered boat chugs through Kampong Prahok floating village, steered by students often no older than those climbing aboard. They pull up alongside floating homes, as peers in crisp uniforms clamber aboard, careful to keep their backpacks dry. The Iran war is driving up fuel prices, making it mor...

Al JazeeraAug 17, 9:01 AMLatest update

Photos: Rising energy prices disrupt education on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake

Children on Tonle Sap sacrifice education, with many working to help their families cover increasing fuel costs.

ABC NewsAug 17, 4:23 AMFirst report

Photos show Cambodian children attend school in floating villages along the Tonle Sap lake.

On Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water. It isn’t any different for schoolchildren. Most mornings, a gas-powered boat chugs through Kampong Prahok floating village, steered by students often no older than those climbing aboard. They pull up alongside floating homes, as peers in crisp uniforms clamber aboard, careful to keep their backpacks dry. The Iran war is driving up fuel prices, making it mor...

Al JazeeraAug 17, 9:01 AMLatest update

Photos: Rising energy prices disrupt education on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake

Children on Tonle Sap sacrifice education, with many working to help their families cover increasing fuel costs.