Original title: 18 people were killed when a building under construction collapsed in Cambodia's West Port. Prime Minister Hun Sen urged to speed up rescue work
At about 5 a.m. local time on the 22nd, a 7-storey building under construction in the 4th District of Sihanouk city collapsed. As of the afternoon of the 23rd, there were 42 deaths and injuries, including 18 deaths and 24 injuries.
On the evening of the 22nd, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who had just finished his visit to Thailand, said in his social account that the building collapse accident in Sihanouk province was a tragedy for Cambodia, especially for the families of the victims who lost their dear families. In order to help solve their immediate difficulties, he decided to allocate funds to the families of the victims. He said that the families of the dead will receive 40 million Riels (about 70000 yuan), and each injured person will receive 5 million Riels (about 8750 yuan) and free treatment.
Hun Sen said that Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Ben Cheng will be responsible for allocating these funds to the families of the victims. He will continue to pay attention to and urge the relevant search and rescue work. (CCTV reporter Zhou Yang)