House collapses into river, others removed

One home collapsed into the Tonle Bassac river on Saturday in Kandal’s Sa’ang district, while two others are at risk of collapse and eight others had to be dismantled and moved across the road, away from the riverbank, officials said yesterday.

Ministry of Mines and Energy officials inspected the area, which is near where a local company is sand dredging, though one suggested dredging was not the cause.

Raka Khpos commune police chief Khun Narith said the affected families’ homes had been relocated to safety to prevent them falling into the river as well. Two others face a risk of collapse, but are so close to the bank’s edge they can’t be safely moved, he said.

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