At least 17 people have been killed in a stampede during Water Festival celebrations in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, reports say.
A hospital official told the Associated Press news agency that 17 bodies were brought in on Monday evening. Police sources reported “many dead”.
Dozens of ambulances were heard rushing to the scene of the stampede.
Large crowds have been celebrating on the final day of the festival, one of the main events in the Cambodian year.
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