Rumors Fueled Water Festival Tragedy Collapsing Bridge

PHNOM PENH - The Cambodian government officials who investigated the tragedy of the death of about 350 visitors of the annual Water Festival in Phnom Penh to find a bright spot. The investigators believe the chaos caused by the development of the rumor bridge access to Diamond Island is falling.
The authorities said the Diamond Island and a bridge to a small island which became the venue of the annual celebration by the crowd of visitors crowded. The end then look began to panic when a rumor circulated that the bridge had been overloaded and will soon collapse.
"The fall of the death toll is expected due to the bridge looks overloaded, so there is panic and fear that the bridge will collapse." said Prum Sokha, who led the investigation into the tragedy.
Fears arose after the bridge is only supported by the cable began to swing.
"Some people started screaming frightened to mention the bridge would soon collapse, then the people who frantically holding on to the cord that causes the cables broke and stinging them, the rest shoving that caused many fell and were trampled," he continued.
They can not run anywhere, "said Sokha. Thus was launched AFP on Thursday (11/25/2010). Currently the Cambodian government was continuing the investigation related to the festival security system, which caused outrage from the victims' families because they are incompetent.