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{{Short description|2010 stampede in Phnom Penh}} |
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The '''Phnom Penh stampede''' occurred on 22 November 2010 when 347 people were killed in a [[ |
The '''Phnom Penh stampede''' occurred on 22 November 2010 when 347 people were killed and another 755 injured in a [[Stampede#Human stampedes and crushes|stampede]] and [[crowd crush]] during the [[Bon Om Touk|Water Festival]] celebrations at [[Diamond Gate Bridge]] of [[Koh Pich|Diamond Island]], in Cambodia.<ref name="cnn25">{{cite news |date=25 November 2010 |title=Government decreases death toll in Cambodian stampede |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/cambodia.festival.deaths/index.html |access-date=25 November 2010 |work=CNN}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The stampede occurred at the end of the three-day Water Festival to celebrate the end of the [[monsoon]] season and the semiannual reversal of [[wikt:flow|flow]] of the [[Tonlé Sap]] |
The stampede occurred at the end of the three-day Water Festival to celebrate the end of the [[monsoon]] season and the semiannual reversal of [[wikt:flow|flow]] of the [[Tonlé Sap River]].<ref name="LV">{{cite news |date=22 November 2010 |title=Cerca de 340 muertos en una estampida en la capital de Camboya |trans-title=Nearly 340 dead in stampede in Cambodian capital |url=http://www.lavanguardia.es/sucesos/noticias/20101122/54073527809/cerca-de-200-muertos-en-una-estampida-en-la-capital-de-camboya.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103024641/http://www.lavanguardia.es/sucesos/noticias/20101122/54073527809/cerca-de-200-muertos-en-una-estampida-en-la-capital-de-camboya.html |archive-date=3 January 2011 |access-date=22 November 2010 |newspaper=[[La Vanguardia]] |language=es}}</ref><ref name="F24">{{cite news |date=22 November 2010 |title=Scores dead in stampede at Phnom Penh water festival |url=http://www.france24.com/en/20101122-deadly-stampede-water-festival-phnom-penh-cambodia-tonle-sap-accident |publisher=[[France24]]}}</ref><ref name="BBC1">{{cite news |date=22 November 2010 |title=Scores killed in Cambodia festival stampede |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11814894 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Initial reports suggest that festival-goers had gathered on ''[[Koh Pich]]'' ("Diamond Island"), a spit of land stretching into the Tonlé Sap, to watch boat races and then a concert.<ref name="F24"/> Around four million people had attended the festival.<ref name="csm">{{cite web|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/1122/Cambodia-Water-Festival-turns-tragic-with-deadly-stampede|title=Cambodia Water Festival turns tragic with deadly stampede|publisher=Christian Science Monitor|date=22 November 2010|access-date=23 November 2010}}</ref> |
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It was the third incident in the festival's history resulting in fatalities, though it was by far the worst; five rowers on a boat drowned in 2008, and another drowned in 2009.<ref name="csm"/> |
It was the third incident in the festival's history resulting in fatalities, though it was by far the worst; five rowers on a boat drowned in 2008, and another drowned in 2009.<ref name="csm"/> |
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==Incident== |
==Incident== |
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The stampede began at 21:30 [[UTC+07:00|local time]] (14:30 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) on a bridge across the river,<ref name="LV"/><ref name="Figaro">{{ |
The stampede began at 21:30 [[UTC+07:00|local time]] (14:30 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) on a bridge across the river,<ref name="LV"/><ref name="Figaro">{{cite news |date=22 November 2010 |title=Une fête dégénère au Cambodge, près de 340 morts |trans-title=A party degenerates in Cambodia, nearly 340 dead |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2010/11/22/01003-20101122ARTFIG00571-une-fete-degenere-au-cambodge-plus-de-100-morts.php |newspaper=Le Figaro |language=fr}}</ref> though witnesses said that people had been "stuck on the bridge" for several hours before, and victims were not freed until hours after the actual stampede occurred.<ref name="csm"/> 347 people died,<ref name="cnn25"/> and upwards of 755<ref name="sky">{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Cambodia-Stampede-Kills-345-People-In-Phnom-Penh-During-Water-Festival-Say-Officials/Article/201011415822127?lpos=World_News_First_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15822127_Cambodia_Stampede_Kills_345_People_In_Phnom_Penh_During_Water_Festival_Say_Officials|title=Cambodia: 378 Dead In Festival Stampede|publisher=Sky News Online|date=23 November 2010|access-date=23 November 2010}}</ref> more people were injured, some seriously, and many local hospitals were pushed far beyond capacity by the influx of victims.<ref name="BBC1"/><ref name="SMH"/> At one point, the death toll had been listed as being 456, but on 25 November, the government decreased its official death toll to 347, based on the total put forth by Cambodian minister of social affairs Ith Sam Heng.<ref name="cnn25"/> |
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===Cause=== |
===Cause=== |
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| ⚫ | A witness said the cause of the stampede was "too many people on the bridge and...both ends were pushing. This caused a sudden panic. The pushing caused those in the middle to fall to the ground, then [get] crushed."<ref name="guardian"/> While trying to get away from the stampede, he said that people pulled down electrical wires, causing more people to die of [[electrocution]].<ref name="guardian"/> These claims were backed up by one of the doctors treating patients, who said that electrocution and [[suffocation]] were the primary causes of death among the casualties, though the government disputed the claims of electric shock.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/23/cambodia-water-festival-phnom-penh|title=Cambodia Water Festival turns to tragedy in Phnom Penh|work=The Guardian|date=23 November 2010|access-date=23 November 2010}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A journalist from ''[[The Phnom Penh Post]]'' said that the stampede had occurred due to police forces firing a [[water cannon]] into people on the bridge in an attempt to force them to move off the bridge after it began swaying, which had triggered panic among those on it.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news |date=22 November 2010 |title=Stampede in Cambodia kills hundreds, government says |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/22/cambodia.festival.deaths/index.html?hpt=T2 |access-date=23 November 2010 |work=CNN}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A witness said the cause of the stampede was "too many people on the bridge and...both ends were pushing. This caused a sudden panic. The pushing caused those in the middle to fall to the ground, then [get] crushed."<ref name="guardian"/> While trying to get away from the stampede, he said that people pulled down electrical wires, causing more people to die of electrocution.<ref name="guardian"/> |
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| ⚫ | Information Minister [[Khieu Kanharith]] said that the stampede began when panic broke out after several people fell unconscious on the crowded island.<ref name="SMH">{{cite news |author=Cheang |first=Sopheng |date=23 November 2010 |title=At least 330 die in Cambodian stampede |url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/at-least-330-die-in-cambodian-stampede-20101123-184eu.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A journalist from ''[[The Phnom Penh Post]]'' said that the stampede had occurred due to police forces firing a [[water cannon]] into people on the bridge in an attempt to force them to move off the bridge after it began swaying, which had triggered panic among those on it.<ref name="cnn">{{cite |
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| ⚫ | Information Minister [[Khieu Kanharith]] said that the stampede began when panic broke out after several people fell unconscious on the crowded island.<ref name="SMH">{{ |
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==Reaction== |
==Reaction== |
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Cambodian Prime Minister [[Hun Sen]] said that "with this miserable event, I would like to share my condolences with my compatriots and the family members of the victims."<ref name="csm"/> He ordered an inquiry to be conducted in response to the incident, and declared 25 November to be a [[day of mourning]].<ref name="cnn"/> The government said that the investigation would be conducted by a special committee that would take evidence and testimony from witnesses to the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-11-22/cambodia-to-investigate-after-festival-stampede-leaves-347-dead.html|title=Cambodia to Investigate After Festival Stampede Leaves 347 Dead|publisher=BusinessWeek|date=22 November 2010| |
Cambodian Prime Minister [[Hun Sen]] said that "with this miserable event, I would like to share my condolences with my compatriots and the family members of the victims."<ref name="csm"/> He ordered an inquiry to be conducted in response to the incident, and declared 25 November to be a [[day of mourning]].<ref name="cnn"/> The government said that the investigation would be conducted by a special committee that would take evidence and testimony from witnesses to the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-11-22/cambodia-to-investigate-after-festival-stampede-leaves-347-dead.html|title=Cambodia to Investigate After Festival Stampede Leaves 347 Dead|publisher=BusinessWeek|date=22 November 2010|access-date=23 November 2010}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The preliminary reports of the investigation, released on 24 November, said that the stampede had been triggered by the swaying of the bridge, which had caused panic among many of those on it.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/swaying-bridge-set-off-cambodian-stampede-2143087.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/swaying-bridge-set-off-cambodian-stampede-2143087.html |archive-date=2022-05-26 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Swaying bridge 'set off Cambodian stampede'|work=The Independent|date=25 November 2010|access-date=25 November 2010}}</ref> |
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The government said that it would pay five million [[Cambodian riel|riel]], or |
The government said that it would pay five million [[Cambodian riel|riel]], or US$1,250, to the families of each of the dead, as well as paying a million riel ($250) to each of the injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/11/22/general-as-cambodia-stampede_8158088.html?boxes=Homepagebusinessnews|title=At least 345 die in stampede at Cambodian festival|work=Forbes.com|date=22 November 2010|access-date=23 November 2010}}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On 24 November, the government announced it planned to construct a [[stupa]] as a memorial to those killed in the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-11/24/c_13620853.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129131432/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-11/24/c_13620853.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2010|title=Cambodia to build stupa to commemorate dead in stampede|publisher=Xinhua|date=24 November 2010|access-date=25 November 2010}}</ref> |
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On 23 November, the day after the incident, around 500 |
On 23 November, the day after the incident, around 500 Buddhist monks visited the site of the stampede to chant prayers for those who had died.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Death-Toll-at-Cambodias-Water-Festival-Rises-as-Nation-Mourns-110105339.html|title=Death Toll at Cambodia's Water Festival Rises as Nation Mourns|publisher=Voice of America|date=23 November 2010|access-date=23 November 2010}}</ref> |
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The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) announced on December 1 that it would conduct its own independent investigation into the incident at the Koh Pich Bridge. Ou Virak, president of the CCHR, said, "I hope the government will continue the investigation. I don’t think an investigation of one week is enough."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010120845252/National-news/questions-linger-over-bridge-shocks.html|title=Questions linger over bridge shocks|publisher=Phnom Penh Post|date=08 December 2010|accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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* [https://cchrcambodia.org/admin/media/report/report/english/CCHR%20Report%20-%20The%20Koh%20Pich%20Tragedy.%20One%20Year%20on,%20Questions%20Remain%20(ENG).pdf The Koh Pich Tragedy: One Year on, Questions Remain] - [[Cambodian Center for Human Rights]] - November 2011 |
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[[ko:프놈펜 압사 사고]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 11 July 2024
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| Date | 22 November 2010 |
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| Time | 21:30 local (14:30 UTC) |
| Location | Diamond Gate Bridge |
| Coordinates | 11°33′22″N 104°56′22″E / 11.556011°N 104.939497°E |
| Deaths | 347 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 755+[1] |
The Phnom Penh stampede occurred on 22 November 2010 when 347 people were killed and another 755 injured in a stampede and crowd crush during the Water Festival celebrations at Diamond Gate Bridge of Diamond Island, in Cambodia.[2]
Background
[edit]The stampede occurred at the end of the three-day Water Festival to celebrate the end of the monsoon season and the semiannual reversal of flow of the Tonlé Sap River.[3][4][5] Initial reports suggest that festival-goers had gathered on Koh Pich ("Diamond Island"), a spit of land stretching into the Tonlé Sap, to watch boat races and then a concert.[4] Around four million people had attended the festival.[6]
It was the third incident in the festival's history resulting in fatalities, though it was by far the worst; five rowers on a boat drowned in 2008, and another drowned in 2009.[6]
Incident
[edit]The stampede began at 21:30 local time (14:30 UTC) on a bridge across the river,[3][7] though witnesses said that people had been "stuck on the bridge" for several hours before, and victims were not freed until hours after the actual stampede occurred.[6] 347 people died,[2] and upwards of 755[1] more people were injured, some seriously, and many local hospitals were pushed far beyond capacity by the influx of victims.[5][8] At one point, the death toll had been listed as being 456, but on 25 November, the government decreased its official death toll to 347, based on the total put forth by Cambodian minister of social affairs Ith Sam Heng.[2]
Cause
[edit]A witness said the cause of the stampede was "too many people on the bridge and...both ends were pushing. This caused a sudden panic. The pushing caused those in the middle to fall to the ground, then [get] crushed."[9] While trying to get away from the stampede, he said that people pulled down electrical wires, causing more people to die of electrocution.[9] These claims were backed up by one of the doctors treating patients, who said that electrocution and suffocation were the primary causes of death among the casualties, though the government disputed the claims of electric shock.[9]
A journalist from The Phnom Penh Post said that the stampede had occurred due to police forces firing a water cannon into people on the bridge in an attempt to force them to move off the bridge after it began swaying, which had triggered panic among those on it.[10]
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said that the stampede began when panic broke out after several people fell unconscious on the crowded island.[8]
Reaction
[edit]Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that "with this miserable event, I would like to share my condolences with my compatriots and the family members of the victims."[6] He ordered an inquiry to be conducted in response to the incident, and declared 25 November to be a day of mourning.[10] The government said that the investigation would be conducted by a special committee that would take evidence and testimony from witnesses to the incident.[11] The preliminary reports of the investigation, released on 24 November, said that the stampede had been triggered by the swaying of the bridge, which had caused panic among many of those on it.[12]
The government said that it would pay five million riel, or US$1,250, to the families of each of the dead, as well as paying a million riel ($250) to each of the injured.[13] On 24 November, the government announced it planned to construct a stupa as a memorial to those killed in the incident.[14]
On 23 November, the day after the incident, around 500 Buddhist monks visited the site of the stampede to chant prayers for those who had died.[15]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phnom Penh stampede.
- ^ a b "Cambodia: 378 Dead In Festival Stampede". Sky News Online. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ a b c "Government decreases death toll in Cambodian stampede". CNN. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Cerca de 340 muertos en una estampida en la capital de Camboya" [Nearly 340 dead in stampede in Cambodian capital]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Scores dead in stampede at Phnom Penh water festival". France24. 22 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Scores killed in Cambodia festival stampede". BBC News. 22 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Cambodia Water Festival turns tragic with deadly stampede". Christian Science Monitor. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Une fête dégénère au Cambodge, près de 340 morts" [A party degenerates in Cambodia, nearly 340 dead]. Le Figaro (in French). 22 November 2010.
- ^ a b Cheang, Sopheng (23 November 2010). "At least 330 die in Cambodian stampede". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b c "Cambodia Water Festival turns to tragedy in Phnom Penh". The Guardian. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Stampede in Cambodia kills hundreds, government says". CNN. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Cambodia to Investigate After Festival Stampede Leaves 347 Dead". BusinessWeek. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Swaying bridge 'set off Cambodian stampede'". The Independent. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "At least 345 die in stampede at Cambodian festival". Forbes.com. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Cambodia to build stupa to commemorate dead in stampede". Xinhua. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Death Toll at Cambodia's Water Festival Rises as Nation Mourns". Voice of America. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
