Cambodia stampede death toll at 456

A police officer walks past the bridge at Diamond Island. Primary investigation found swinging bridge is the cause of the deadly stampede on Monday night at Diamond Island's north bridges during the last day of the celebration of the water festival. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Nov 24, 2010
The Voice of Russia

The number of victims in the Water Festival stampede that occurred on the night of November 22 in Phnom Penh has risen to 456 people.

This is official information from a dedicated government commission.

According to preliminary reports, peculiarities in the construction of a bridge over the Mekong River, which caused it to rock, led to the panic and ensuing stampede.

Thursday has been declared a day of mourning in Cambodia.