Helicopter rescues Cambodian temple tourists

Foreign tourists trapped by flash floods while visiting a centuries-old temple in northern Cambodia have been evacuated by helicopter.

Foreign tourists trapped by flash floods while visiting a centuries-old temple in northern Cambodia have been evacuated by helicopter.

Nearly 200 tourists were moved from the 10th-century Banteay Srey temple to high ground before being flown to a nearby town by three helicopters.

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