22/06/2019 13:14
Cambodia: Seven-storey building collapses in Sihanoukville
A seven-storey building has collapsed in Cambodia, killing three people with others reported missing.
The under-construction building in the coastal city of Sihanoukville was owned by a Chinese company.
"We have pulled out a body and we see two more bodies still stuck between debris," provincial governor Yun Min told the AFP news agency.
In recent years, Sihanoukville has been transformed by the construction of Chinese hotels and casinos.
The three confirmed dead were all Cambodian - two workers and a translator.
Reports vary on the number of people missing as rescue efforts continue.
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said that "more than 30" were unaccounted for, while the labour ministry said it could be fewer than 10.
The provincial governor said 20 had been rescued and that about 50 workers would usually be on site at that time.