Three missing after Mekong riverbank collapse in Kandal
A 39-year-old woman and two young children are missing and presumed dead after their home in Preah Prasap commune collapsed into the Mekong River on Tuesday night, a tragedy villagers are blaming on illegal sand dredging of the riverbed.
Four other people were injured as a 15-by-50-meter section of riverbank, located just behind a brick factory where a number of local families work, crumbled from under them. The collapse caused three adjoining wooden houses to fall apart as the families slept and smash into the river, said commune police chief Pov Phorn. …
Sao Soth lost his 39-year-old wife, Sam Ol, his 3-year-old son and his 18-month-old nephew when his home collapsed. …
Khieu Soknath, deputy governor of Khsach Kandal, disputed villagers’ claims Wednesday that sand dredging had caused the riverbank to collapse. …
Khuon Narim and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-missing-after-mekong-riverbank-collapse-in-kandal-52710/
