PHNOM PENH: A Buddhist temple under construction in Siem Reap, home of Cambodia’s famed Angkor temples, has collapsed, killing at least three people and injuring 13 others, including two monks.
The deputy chief of Siem Reap Provincial Police, Pheung Chendareth, said workers were pouring cement for the ceiling of the temple on Monday when it suddenly collapsed, trapping the workers and two monks who were helping them.
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