KKEP (CAMBODIA): Hundreds of soldiers and rescuers frantically picked through the rubble of a collapsed building in southern Cambodia on Saturday (Jan 4) looking for bodies as the death toll from the disaster rose to seven.
They used excavators, drills and power saws to clear concrete the morning after the seven-storey hotel under construction in seaside Kep province crumbled to the ground with an estimated 30 workers inside, prompting an all-night rescue.
Cambodian leader Hun Sen, who travelled to the site on Friday evening, said on his official Facebook page that seven people had been killed so far while the"search continues". "I don't have any hope, because the rubble is piled up," Has Rith told reporters in the early hours of Saturday.There are an estimated 200,000 construction workers in Cambodia, most unskilled, reliant on day wages and not protected by union rules, according to the International Labour Organisation.Labourers can often be seen shirtless, working with little protective gear, and sleeping in mosquito nets inside the building in progress.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Search for survivors as Cambodia building collapse toll rises to sevenKEP: Hundreds of soldiers and rescuers frantically picked through the rubble of a collapsed building in southern Cambodia looking for bodies as the death toll from the disaster rose to seven.
Read more »
Norway suspends sea search efforts for missing Bulgarian sailors | Malay MailSOFIA, Jan 3 — The Norwegian authorities yesterday suspended wider search and rescue operations for two Bulgarian sailors who officials say fell overboard from a cargo ship in the Norwegian Sea, the Bulgarian foreign ministry said. The two-helicopter rescue operation began around 400 km southwest...
Read more »
Search for survivors as Cambodia building collapse toll rises to sevenKEP: Hundreds of soldiers and rescuers frantically picked through the rubble of a collapsed building in southern Cambodia looking for bodies as the death toll from the disaster rose to seven.
Read more »
Dozens 'trapped' in rubble of Cambodia building collapsePHNOM PENH: A seven-storey building under construction collapsed in southern Cambodia on Friday (Jan 1) trapping dozens of workers under the rubble, police said as rescuers pulled eight injured survivors from the wreckage.
Read more »
Indonesia plans cloud seeding to halt rain, floods death toll rises to 43 (update)JAKARTA: Indonesia will carry out cloud seeding on Friday evening (Jan 3) in a bid to prevent further rainfall over the capital Jakarta, after deadly flash floods and landslides following some of the heaviest rains ever recorded.
Read more »
Fresh US strike targets Iraq’s Hashed paramilitary | The Malaysian InsightPolice source says there are people ‘dead and wounded’, but gives no specific toll.
Read more »