Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Cambodia dismantles stampede bridge

Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Australia Network News

Cambodian workers have began dismantling a notorious bridge where 353 people lost their lives in a stampede last year.

This follows the completion of two new crossings nearby, leading to Phnom Penh's Diamond Island.

The stampede on the narrow crossing happened during the water festival in November last year, when people panicked following rumours that the eight-metre wide, 100-metre long bridge was unstable.

Last month, local authorities marked the first anniversary of the disaster by unveiling a memorial for the victims at the foot of the crossing.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

There 's nobody to blame, it was over growth.

Anonymous said...

overcrowding caused stampede!

Anonymous said...

engineers, when they design something like public buildings, bridges, etc, should take the public safety into consideration, always! learn from this tragedy, ok!

Anonymous said...

that's why they have law in america that you cannot yell fire in a crowded movie theater, etc, you know! things like this can happen, ok! wake up, cambodia, learn from this!

Anonymous said...

Killed
Over
Hundreds

People
In
Cambodia
Haunted by one eye Kingdom!!!

Khmer Rwanda

Anonymous said...

Three things happened:
-The irresponsibility.
-The lack of communication.
-The lack of duty.
The govt must be responsible.

Each event,the city officials:
-The governors.
-The police officers.
They must in charge people safety.
All of them were neglected.

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