PHNOM PENH, Jan. 5 -- Death toll in the collapse of a six-story building in southwest Cambodia's Kep province on Friday rose to 36, as rescue had completed, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Sunday.
"A total of 36 people, including 14 females, were pronounced dead, as 23 others, including eight females, were injured in the collapsed building," he said at a press conference at the end of the rescue operation.
All victims were Cambodians, and among them were a male-contractor, construction workers and their family members, including children.
The building came down at around 4:30 p.m. on Friday in Kep city when workers were pouring concrete to build the seventh floor.
Hun Sen expressed his deepest sympathy to the bereaved families and the injured people in the incident.
He said families of the victims who died received 52,500 U.S. dollars each and those who were injured got 10,000 dollars each.
43-HOUR RESCUE
According to the provincial authority, more than 1,000 rescuers, including Chinese experts, have taken part in the rescue efforts.
Some 14 excavators, three crane trucks, two bulldozers, 10 ambulances, five firetrucks, and more than 10 dumper trucks have been used to remove the debris of the collapsed building.
During the rescue operation, excavators were used to dig out the rubble and loaded it onto waiting dumper trucks, as firetrucks sprayed waters onto the site in order to reduce dust and heat as weather was hot.
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