Cambodia: owners of collapsed building in Kep city arrested
The owners of a building that collapsed killing 36 people and injuring 23 in Cambodia’s Kep province were arrested on January 3, according to a local newspaper.
Joint forces collaborate in the rescue operation(Source: Khmer Times)
Phnom Penh (VNA) - The owners of a building that collapsedkilling 36 people and injuring 23 in Cambodia’s Kep province werearrested on January 3, according to a local newspaper.
The Khmer Times quoted Kep’s provincial police chief Brigadier General Ben Daraas saying that Ak Sarun and his wife had been arrested following an order fromNational Police Chief General Neth Savoeun.
They were detained at the provincial police station and will be sentto the provincial court for further questioning, he noted.
A construction supervisor was also reportedly detained for questioning over thecollapse on January 4.
The National Committee for Disaster Management of Cambodia on January 5 endedsearch and rescue efforts at the site.
Speaking at a press conference after the rescue attempts ended, Cambodian PrimeMinister Hun Sen announced that each family of those who died in the tragedy willreceive 50,000 USD raised from the government and donors. Meanwhile, those whosurvived will get 10,000 USD each, and seven victims who were trapped under therubble for several hours will receive 20,000 USD each.
Cambodian Interior Minister Sar Kheng said at the scene that the buildingcollapsed because poor quality construction material was used and supervision waslacking./.
As of 1pm on January 4, as many as 25 victims were found, seven of them were dead, after a 7-storey building under construction collapsed in the southwestern province of Kep, Cambodia, a day earlier.
A total of 36 people were killed while 23 others have been rescued from the debris of a building under construction that collapsed in Cambodia, an official said on January 5 after a two-day search for survivors.
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Joint forces collaborate in the rescue operation(Source: Khmer Times) 
