17 january, 2011
BBC News
19 year old Chea Channy is still coming to terms with her experience of one of Cambodia's worst ever disasters - a stampede on a crowded bridge which killed over 350 people, including her father.
The deadly incident happened two months ago, during Cambodia's annual Water Festival which attracts more than a million visitors to the capital Phnom Penh.
The stampede happened on a bridge leading to Koh Pich or Diamond Island - a new venue at the festival.
Channy was on the overcrowded bridge with her father and brother when panic broke out.
Hundreds of people, including Channy's father, died as a result of the stampede.
The country's Prime Minister Hun Sen described the disaster as the "biggest tragedy" to hit Cambodia since the mass killings carried out by the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s.
Channy spoke to the BBC's Guy De Launey in Cambodia and described how she came to be on the bridge that night.
16 comments:
still not root cause and accountability of CPP government in preventative measure and root cause finding...
youn hunsen police kill khmer kok kam.
It too bad to listen to this incident.
Why this CPP so naive and not acepting any wrong leading?
I appeal to all Cambodian people ,you can't keep this regime too long it useless
Dear all KI Reader,
Pleased to inform that KI-Media was completely in Cambodia. So you cannot access this site any more....But you access this by proxy website..........
KI Web cannot open any more in Cambodia....Long live Hun Xen
If the government has the ability of blocking KI Medea , they would have done that long time ago.Sorry Va Kim Hong and the gang, KI will here as long as CPP is in power.
I find KI everyday and time if I wanna read it. Don't provoke a problem silly guy.
Hi
We are abroad, easy to curse Yuon and puppet of Yuon Hanoi. Here dog of yuon can not be blocked KI media.
I wish Ki media long live in Cambodia to be imprecated Ah kwak Hun Yuon and Yuon hanoi. I myself wish Ki media 'smash' yuon in Cambodia and in their home.
Long live KI media
Hun neang
San Dat Hun Xen bragged about building the tallest building in Asia, how is he going to help people in case of emergency when no no body can help people on solid ground?
This guy just talks none sense just like other Khmer rouge
Bravo Hor Numbora strike again:
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011011846162/National-news/cambodian-envoy-raps-bbc-report.html
Because of tzhe money 12000$,the stampende have to keep silence!!!They have to keep silence because of the traitor Hun Xen menace,the situation is the same granade attach on 30.march 1997!!The traitor Hun Xen was behinde!!!
8:37!!!!!! do ma Jump! jump!.......security Jetroy!!!
Mi no! Vietname, yes PhD! Samdat Huun Xen! Joy Euy jetroy Jump! Jump! no security bulshit!
Xmer Huun Xen
Some victims at koh pich got so much money, they even bought themsleves...nice used lexus car? WOW!
I still can see KI in Cambodia!!!My freinds...Can not caugh me...a lot of way you can ....remember who created Internet???
I live in Cambodia and have no problem accessing this website.
Yep, it's true, lots of victims' family(farmers) became rich cuz of this. Spoke to several people who know the victims' families and they said they've never seen so much money in their lives. With the money, they're able to buy a house, a tractor, and other things they didn't dream of buying before.
It's sad to say, but some said that some of their neighbors were actually jealous and wish some of their bad kids were one of the victims.
Koh Pich victims bought nice bangalow villa, nice used lexus car, and more plots of lands...WoW!! This is why i called khmers people are si cho!
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