Three dead, dozens feared buried in Cambodia building collapse
Seven-storey building in the beach town of Sihanoukville collapses with workers insidePHNOM PENH: At least three people died when an under-construction building collapsed at a Cambodian beach resort early Saturday, officials said, with fears dozens more may be buried in the rubble. The seven-storey building in the beach town of Sihanoukville, owned by a Chinese company, collapsed with workers inside. Images showed excavators digging into the flattened debris in the hunt for dozens of other workers feared to be trapped inside. “There are more than 30 people in the pile of debris from the building,” Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said in a Facebook post, citing witnesses. Teenager rescued two days after Istanbul building collapseHe said all of the dead were Cambodian, including two workers and a translator.
Source: The Express Tribune June 22, 2019 06:11 UTC
