Mom Kunthear
Phnom Penh Post
TWO monks and a student living at a pagoda in Kampong Cham province’s Kroch Chhmar district drowned on Wednesday when their boat capsized in the Mekong River, officials said.
Lay Nguon, the district police chief, said there were 11 passengers on board when the boat sunk en route to a Buddhist ceremony on the other side of the river. The maximum capacity of the boat was five passengers, he added.
“My officials and the people tried to save their lives immediately, but we regret very much that there were two monks and a pagoda boy who died. If we did not rush to help, all of them would have died,” he said, adding that the bodies of the two monks had not been found as of Thursday afternoon.
He said he had ordered local officials to advise residents of the district to refrain from travelling on the river in overloaded boats, but that he doubted the warning would be completely effective.
“I ordered my officials to tell the travellers to be careful when they travel along the river, but some people do not listen to our worrying,” he said.
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