Monday, November 29, 2010

Photos from Koh Pich Bridge on Sunday 28 Nov.


A handful of monks with a dozen mourners paying their respect, as the military police lingered in the shade within the cordoned sight of tragedy. (All Photos: Courtesy of Theary Seng)
Wreaths and bouquets of flowers from embassies and individuals lined the entrance of the Koh Pich bridge, which has been cordoned off. Incredible to comprehend that hundreds of people died at one moment in time on this tiny bridge, which takes less than a minute to walk across.

Folded white and pink lotus flowers piled in mounds with incense, surrounded by rows of wreaths and fake $100 dollar bills littering and fluttering about on the ground - offerings to the dead, should they need currency in the afterlife.
The swaying bridge of Koh Pich, a very contained scene for the deaths of hundreds - incomprehensible.


On the edge of the river, a small crowd trying to comprehend what happened. The entrance to the swaying Koh Pich bridge in the back.

A relatively small, short swaying bridge containing the corpse of hundreds in one moment earlier this week. Police keeping watch under the shades.
Small, short swaying Koh Pich bridge, site of tragedy which took lives of hundreds in a blink of an eye. Life is but a breath.
With Independence Monument behind me, view of obscene Naga Casino and Koh Pich swaying bridge in background.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

អាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួនបីក្បាល ហ៊ុន សែន, ហេងសំ រិន, ជាស៊ីម
បើគ្មានសមត្តភាពទេ ល្មមចុះចេញពីតំណែងទៅ ទុកឱ្យ លោកសម រង្ស៊ី នឹង លោកកឹមសុខា ធ្វើវិញម្ដង។

Anonymous said...

សមត្ថកិច្ច នៃរដ្ធាភិបាលអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន ហ៊ុន សែន ដែលមាន ទាហាន ប៉ូលីស ប៉េអឹម ពេល ដែលបញ្ជូនទៅរៀននៅស្រុកយួន យួនមិន ដែលបានហ្វឹកហ្វឺនផ្នែកជួយសង្គ្រោះជីវិតទេ
យួនគិតតែហ្វឹកហ្វឺនផ្នែក បាញ់, កំទេច,សម្លាប់, ពិឃាត, ប្រហារជីវិត, ផ្ដាច់ជីវិត, បំផ្លាញ,ច្បាម, ឆក់, ប្លន់, ដណ្ដើមយក, កៀបសង្កត់, សង្កត់សង្កិន, ជិះជាន់, បង្ក្រាប, វាយ, ទាត់, ធាក់ ។ល។
បើមិនជឿសួរ ពួកអាមកពីហ្វឹកហ្វឺន ពីស្រុកយួន ១០០ ថាដូចគ្នាទាំង ១០០ ។

សូមប្រសិទ្ធិនាមកោះពេជ្រ ជា :

"កោះពេជ្ឈឃាដ ស្ពានមរណៈ"

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen has more Crimes than any other in Cambodia.
His Crimes Such as :

1)- Brought Yuon to Invade Cambodia.

2)- Created K-5 plan.

3)- Bombast infront old ASS.

4)- Coup D'etat 1997

5)- Koh Pich Murder

All these crimes are enough evidences for International Prosecution.

I ask all khmer to file International lawsuit against Hun Sen for his "Axis of Evil" on Khmer People. And make The CASE "OO4" for KRT. backed by United Nation.

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen has more Crimes than any other in Cambodia.
His Crimes Such as :

1)- Brought Yuon to Invade Cambodia.

2)- Created K-5 plan.

3)- Bombast infront old ASS.

4)- Coup D'etat 1997

5)- Koh Pich Murder

All these crimes are enough evidences for International Prosecution.

I ask all khmer to file International lawsuit against Hun Sen for his "Axis of Evil" on Khmer People. And make The CASE "OO4" for KRT. backed by United Nation.

Anonymous said...

មានតែបក្សអាសមរង្សីទេដែលមិនបានធ្វើឲ្យ
ខ្មែរបានសុខ។បើនរណាមួយសម្លាប់អាមេបក្ស
វាចោលទើបអស់រឿងនៅកម្ពុជា។
បើអាមេបក្សរបស់វាហ៊ានចូលស្រុកខ្មែរនោះពិត
ជាលាលោកនេះហើយ។អាពួកនេះត្រូវបញ្ជូន
ពួកវាឲ្យទៅកោះពេជ្រឲ្យអស់ទៅ។

Anonymous said...

KOS PICH Own by HUN SEN and Family under the name Canadia Bank Mr. SEA

Just like TELA GAS Station all over Cambodia which own by BUN RANY HUN SEN under different name..

Anonymous said...

big lose to economic......stupid people in charged.

KhmerIsrael said...

Naked one came into this world and naked one will leave this world. What is the point of all the offerings and incense?

-Here is my question-
If people could not help themselves from being tramp to death or whatever mean death came to them; How can they be of a help to you when you pray for their help from the after life? All is senseless and vain. But people can pray to the One who holds life and death in his hands.

Anonymous said...

dear my dick and shit prime minister..

you and your members never responsible for anything. you ah sen, ah kep chutima, ah touch naroth and your shit and dick under your ordre( police, military police) must have been jailed because the no ability to ran the country. you all only have shit and dick PHD but your brain are just like lobster there is no blood for the country. finally, i only have a nice shit and dick advice for you to leave the prime minister chair.

Anonymous said...

This is not stampede, but electrocuted by incompetent electrician. When the government decorated the bridge with the lights, they did not use weather proof box and GFI outlet with good ground. So when the stupid Hun Sen cops used water canon to move people, the water seeped into the electrical line. That caused the current flowing through the water and electrocuted people.

If it stampeded by people, why the people sticked on one and other and couldn't release themselves. Why people died a lot? Stampede won't make that many deaths.

Remove Hun Sen and his croonies.