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Cambodia: At least seven killed in building collapse

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.
Cambodia: At least seven killed in building collapse ảnh 1At the incident site (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – 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 collapsedin the southwestern province of Kep, Cambodia, a day earlier.

Director of theprovincial public security force Pen Dara said 20-30 people were trapped underthe rubble.

A rescue operation is underway./.
VNA
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