An injured Cambodian seeks help after a stampede onto a bridge during the last day of celebrations of the water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thousands of people celebrating a water festival on a small island in a Cambodian river stampeded, killing many people, a hospital official said. Photo: AP
An injured Cambodian seeks help after a stampede onto a bridge during the last day of celebrations of the water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thousands of people celebrating a water festival on a small island in a Cambodian river stampeded, killing many people, a hospital official said. Photo: AP
An injured Cambodian is carried by police officers and another visitor after a stampede in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thousands of Cambodians celebrating a water festival by the river stampeded, killing more than a dozen and leaving the area littered with hundreds of injured. The panic was exacerbated as the crowd rushed to cross a bridge, and some fell into the water. Photo: AP
A Cambodian police officer helps injured Cambodians after a stampede onto a bridge at an accident site during the last day of celebrations of the water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thousands of people celebrating a water festival on a small island in a Cambodian river stampeded, killing many people, a hospital official said. Photo: AP
An injured man is helped after a stampede in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A stampede on a bridge in Cambodia's capital killed at least 278 people, most of whom were women. Most of the victims were crushed or drowned after thousands panicked when several people were electrocuted while celebrating the end of an annual water festival. A State television said two hospitals reported 278 were killed, among them 240 women. Photo: AP
An injured Cambodian is helped by a police officer after a stampede onto a bridge at an accident site during the last day of celebrations of the water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thousands of people celebrating a water festival on a small island in a Cambodian river stampeded, killing many people, a hospital official said. Photo: AP
An injured Cambodian is carried by police and other visitors after a stampede onto a bridge at an accident site during the last day of celebrations of the water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thousands of people celebrating a water festival on a small island in a Cambodian river stampeded, killing many people, a hospital official said. Photo: AP
Injured visitors seek help after a stampede onto a bridge at an accident site during the last day of celebrations of the water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thousands of people celebrating a water festival on a small island in a Cambodian river stampeded, killing many people, a hospital official said. Photo: AP
An injured Cambodian is carried by visitors after a stampede onto a bridge at an accident site during the last day of celebrations of the water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thousands of people celebrating a water festival on a small island in a Cambodian river stampeded, killing many people, a hospital official said. Photo: AP
A crowd of Cambodians are pushed onto a bridge on the last day of celebrations of a water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. More than 278 people, most of whom were women, were killed in the stampede. Most of the victims were crushed or drowned after thousands panicked when several people were electrocuted while celebrating the end of an annual water festival. A State television said two hospitals reported 278 were killed, among them 240 women. Photo: AP
Police officers and a fellow visitor assist an injured Cambodian after a stampede onto a bridge at an accident site during the last day of celebrations of the water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thousands of people celebrating a water festival on a small island in a Cambodian river stampeded, killing many people, a hospital official said. Photo: AP
An injured visitor is carried by Cambodian police and another visitor after a stampede in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. More than 278 people, most of whom were women, were killed in the stampede. Most of the victims were crushed or drowned after thousands panicked when several people were electrocuted while celebrating the end of an annual water festival. A State television said two hospitals reported 278 were killed, among them 240 women. Photo: AP
Published Nov 22, 2010
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A stampede on a bridge in Cambodia's capital killed at least 278 people late on Monday, most of whom were women. Most of the victims were crushed or drowned, after thousands panicked when several people were electrocuted while celebrating the end of an annual water festival. State television said two hospitals reported 278 were killed, among them 240 women.
Many people died after leaping from the bridge across a tributary of Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh, authorities said.
