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Cambodia Stampede Deaths Revised Down - The latest statement by the sub- committee for urgent settlement on the Diamond Island bridge accident Thursday morning revised the death toll figure of the major stampede to 347, a big drop from the previous 456. The statement, signed by the chairman of the sub-committee Ith Samheng, who is also the minister of social affairs, said the previous figure of death toll was incorrect due to some overlap in the statistics. This is a major amendment for the death toll figure of 456 provided by the same sub-committee Wednesday afternoon. By 00:30 a.m. on Thursday, after verification, 347 were dead in the stampede, of which 126 men and 221 women, said the latest statement. It also revised down the injury number from 755 to 395, saying the latter was based on the statistics by the hospitals. Earlier the Bayon TV, owned by the daughter of the Prime Minister Hun Sen, reported 755 people had got injured in the stampede on Monday night, the final d...

Stampede In Cambodia Kills 339 - The Cambodian Prime Minister confirmed the death toll on state television following the stampede at the end of an annual water festival. Most of the victims were crushed or drowned, as thousands panicked when several people were electrocuted while celebrating the end of the festival. Prime Minister Hun Sen apologised for the disaster on state TV. Some 278 people were originally reported dead by two hospitals. Among these, some 240 were reportedly women. Many people died by leaping off the bridge across the tributary of Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh to Diamond Island, according to authorities. Others were trampled to death in the panic. An investigation into the incident has been ordered by the Prime Minister as the recovery of bodies continues. Stampede In Cambodia Kills 339