7-Storey Building Collapses in Sihanoukville, Cambodia (Death Toll Rises)

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 10:07 am

The building formerly known as The Powerhouse has collapsed in Sihanoukville burying a number of people with an unknown number of fatalities.

The original building was 2 stories and had 4 or 5 floors added to it recently.

It collapsed about 5 this morning.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-0 ... 164027.htm

epidemiks · Post by **epidemiks** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 10:55 am

atst · Post by **atst** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:15 pm

Those poor inicent people someone should be held responsible for this.

timmydownawell · Post by **timmydownawell** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:29 pm

atst wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:15 pm Those poor inicent people someone should be held responsible for this.

Who approves adding 4-5 storeys to a two storey building? The Construction Department?

At the pagoda I visit they were adding a couple more floors to an existing building when I noticed last year that work had stopped. A few weeks ago I heard hammering again and assumed work had restarted, but the next day a bulldozer moved in and the entire construction has now been demolished. One of the monks told me the existing building wasn't strong enough to support it. Glad they found out before it was completed.

willyhilly · Post by **willyhilly** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:33 pm

Wow that was one of the original expat places to stay long term. Did the Chinese do it or a greedy Khmer landlord?

Kayve · Post by **Kayve** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 1:24 pm

Khmer landlord, chinese renter.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:00 pm

Cambodia News ( Sihanoukville): On June 22, 2019, at 5 am, a seven-storey building construction collapsed in Sangkat 4, Sihanoukville. The victims were construction workers who got stuck in the collapsed building. Rescue operations are still underway.

A Chinese woman has been arrested. She is said to be responsible for the construction of the building.

The Sihanoukville governor himself is on site, directing the rescue operations. So far, three people are reported dead, and 18 injured.

offroadscholar · Post by **offroadscholar** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:13 pm

The Sihanoukville governor himself is on site, directing rescue operations. So far, three people are reported dead, and 18 injured.

speaking of people that should be arrested......

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:39 pm

Cambodian building collapse kills three, dozens feared buried
Rescuers dig through debris of seven-storey beach resort tower that was under construction in Sihanoukville
Agence France-Presse
Sat 22 Jun 2019 05.59 BST
At least three people died when an under-construction building collapsed at a Cambodian beach resort early on Saturday, officials said, amid fears dozens more were left trapped in the rubble.

The seven-storey building in the beach town of Sihanoukville, collapsed with workers inside. The building is owned by a Chinese company.

“There are more than 30 people in the pile of debris from the building,” Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said in a Facebook post, citing witnesses.

He said all of the dead were Cambodian, including two workers and a translator.

The building belonged to a Chinese national, who rented the land from a Cambodian owner.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/ ... red-buried

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 3:48 pm

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