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Chinese-made dam in Cambodia collapses while under construction, workers hurt, missing [View all]
Source: Associated Press via Fox
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – A Chinese-built dam under construction in western Cambodia has partially collapsed, seriously injuring four workers and leaving another four missing and presumed drowned.
Maj. Theang Leng, chief of the police in the district where the hydroelectric dam is located on the Atay river, said Sunday that the collapse appeared to happen because the dam was holding too much water and had started leaking. He said a search was under way for the four missing after the accident on Saturday.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/12/02/chinese-made-dam-in-cambodia-collapses-while-under-construction-workers-hurt/
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