Tragedy In Phnom Penh

Many innocent lives were lost on Monday due to a stampede event near the Diamond Island. There were about 400 people killed and another 350 injured according to the reports. It was all because of over-crowding on a bridge and lack of proper policing provided by the Cambodian authorities. There were rumours that boys who were trying to tease some girls shouted that the bridge was going to fall and that caused the widespread fear and chaos. If the police had controlled the number of people going onto the bridge, many lives could have been saved...Relatives that came to identify the bodies were distraught at seeing their loved ones dead... Nothing could bring the dead back to life... Let's hope that such a tragedy will not repeat in future and that the ruling authorities could learn from their mistakes....