VietNamNet Bridge – At least nine Vietnamese people were reported to die in the stampede in Phnom Penh on November 22 evening, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia.

Counselor Trinh Viet Long told Saigon Tiep Thi newspaper that of the nine Vietnamese victims, there was a 12-ear-old boy. In addition, five other Vietnamese are reported missing.

According to the Vietnamese Association in Cambodia, the victims are Vietnamese Cambodians who live in Phnom Penh and Kan Dal province. The bodies were brought home.

Many Vietnamese families in Cambodia are very worried because many relatives who participated in the Bon Om Thook or Water Festival last weekend didn’t return home yet.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia visited some victim families on November 24.

Vietnam has offered its sympathy to the Cambodian leaders and people.

Earlier, Chair of the Vietnamese Association in Cambodia Chau Van Chi told Saigon Tiep Thi, , that at least four Vietnamese died, two were seriously injured and two were missing.

at noon on November 23 The Vietnam Television said at least one Vietnamese Cambodian was missing and one was injured in the stampede.

According to the Foreign Ministry, there are over 100,000 Vietnamese in Cambodia.

The three-day Water Festival, the largest annual festival in the Southeast Asian nation, attracted over 3 million Cambodians this year., Many came to the capital city from rural areas, to enjoy the regatta.

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