National day of mourning for more than 450 people who were killed

Some monks on Tuesday, near the bridge where it happened. Photo from this article about it.

And the photo below is from this article from today, the national day of mourning.

Click the link above to see where this photo and excerpt come  from
24 November 2010
BBC News

Cambodia is holding a day of mourning for more than 450 people killed in a festival stampede.

Prime Minister Hun Sen is due to join officials and grieving relatives for a religious ceremony at the footbridge where the tragedy happened.

A preliminary investigation has found that the swaying of the bridge near the capital, Phnom Penh, triggered a panic.

Witnesses said some people were crushed on the bridge, while others fell into the river and drowned.

Crowds of revellers had been crossing the bridge to reach an island where an annual water festival was being held on Monday.

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I had some errands to do in town this morning. As I rode around I saw heaps of Cambodian flags lining the streets as there always are on special national days. But today they are flying at half mast.
For local news in English check the Phnom Penh Post website. Here is a link to one of todays articles. 

An excerpt :
“My body seemed to fly into the sky when I got the news my two daughters and one son-in-law had died,” said Moun Phally, who attended the cremation of her daughters following their funeral on Wednesday.