Three Chinese dead after Cambodia boat sinking; further nine people have been rescued on Saturday (Sept 24) evening

Tourists walk on a pier as they arrive at Koh Rong island in Cambodia's Preah Sihanoukon province on Saturday, September 24, 2022. The death toll has risen to three after a boat carrying 41 Chinese nationals sank off the coast of southwestern Cambodia near Koh Rong island, an official said on September 23. - AFP

Sihanoukville (Cambodia), Sept 24, 2022 (AFP): The death toll from a capsized boat off Cambodia's coast rose to three Chinese nationals on Saturday, with a further nine rescued in Vietnamese waters and eight still missing, Cambodian authorities said.

The boat with 41 Chinese people on board got into difficulties off Sihanoukville on Thursday.