Cambodian rescuers search for victims from the collapsed construction site in a Buddhist temple in Siem Reap on Dec. 2 (Photo: AFP)Phnom Penh (VNA) –Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to give support to victims in thecollapse of the under-construction dining hall at Prasat Korkchak pagoda inSiem Reap province, a senior official said on December 3.
According to Senior Minister Kun Kim, first Vice President of the NationalCommittee for Disaster Management, injured workers will get a financialassistance worth 750 USD each, while the amount for families of the deathvictims is 5,000 USD.
As of 19:00 on December 2, three workers died and 13 others got injured in thefatal accident, which happened at around 3:00 pm (local time).
There were doubts that anyone else was trapped under the debris; therefore,search and rescue efforts are underway.
Earlier, local media reported more than 20 workers were working at the sitewhen the structure went down.
As many as 25 people died in June after the collapse of a seven-storey buildingunder construction in Sihanoukville.
Cambodia has enjoyed a constructionboom but there is little oversight of the sector.
There are an estimated 200,000construction workers in Cambodia, most unskilled, reliant on day wages and notprotected by union rules, according to the International Labour Organisation./.
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