Cambodia: At least 345 dead in stampede in Phnom Penh

More than 330 people died, according to official provisional, in a stampede that occurred Monday, November 22, 2010 on a bridge in Phnom Penh during the traditional festivities of the annual Water Festival. The drama took place in the evening on the bridge that connects Phnom Penh and Diamond Island, a small island in the Mekong river on which stood the festivities of the last three days of the Water Festival.
Phnom Penh was in turmoil, the water festival was in full swing - this festival is one of the highlights of the year. Millions of Cambodians were strolling in the streets to watch the racing boats, fireworks and concerts ....
And it is precisely the end of a concert that went wrong. A stampede on a bridge that connects the capital with the island of diamond on the Mekong river has created panic, when a dozen people lost consciousness.

Trampled by the crowd or thrown into the river
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed that at least 339 people died in the stampede on the bridge. They were trampled by the crowd or thrown into the River. According to witnesses, dozens of ambulances converged on the scene of the bousulade to provide first aid. Before the Calmette Hospital where the wounded were taken, relatives began to gather - many in tears. According to state television, quoting sourceshospital, at least 240 women have died in the disaster. 
 

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The greatest tragedy since the regime of Pol PotFor the head of government, it is "the biggest tragedy since the regime (Khmer Rouge) Pol Pot," which had left about two million deaths, a quarter of the population, under torture, to exhaustion or malnutrition between 1975 and 1979.
Hun Sen expressed his condolences to the families of victims by announcing a national day of mourning for Wednesday. The Prime Minister said that the causes of the deadly stampede had not yet determined. "It is necessary to further investigate what happened," he said, announcing that a commission would be formed for this purpose.