Some rescuers cut steel bars, as others tried to search victims through holes of the collapsed building.

Hun Sen said the rescue operation took 43 hours and 20 minutes, explaining that it was necessary to proceed carefully to ensure that the diggers would not harm people trapped under the rubble.

"In our rescue, we gave priority to save people's lives, so we had to remove debris carefully," he said. "When we suspected that any locations had victims trapped, we stopped excavators from removing the debris and used other means to search for them."

Hun Sen highly praised the rescuers, particularly the Chinese friends, for their active involvement in humanitarian activities.

"I'd like to thank the experienced Chinese experts, who are working in Preah Sihanouk province, for coming to help us rescue victims here," the prime minister said.

He also hailed their methods in identifying the locations that victims could be trapped under the debris.

"I also asked them (Chinese experts) to help train Cambodian forces in order to improve their rescue capacity," Hun Sen said.

One of the rescuers said he tried to search for people under the rubble through the holes of debris and tried to hear their voices.

"When we suspected that there were victims, or we heard their calls for help, we removed debris very carefully," Kol Rom, 50, a rescuer from the Kep Provincial Military Region 3, told Xinhua.

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