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The party also posed a volley of questions to the Prime Minister over the matter.
At least three people were killed and dozens trapped under the debris after a seven-storey under-construction building collapsed on Saturday morning in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province.
The seven-storey building in the beach town of Sihanoukville, owned by a Chinese company, collapsed when workers were inside the building.
Cambodia’s Provincial Governor Yun Min said three people were found dead so far as 19 others were rescued.
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All victims found were Cambodians, he further added.
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith in a Facebook post said that there are “more than 30 people in the pile of debris from the building”.
There are around 50 Chinese-owned casinos and dozens of hotel complexes under construction in the Preah Sihanouk province.
According to authorities, the building was constructed on a parcel of 15 meters by 30 meters, and about 80 per cent of the construction was completed.
The incident happened at around 5 am in community 4 in Sihanoukville, the National Police said on its website.
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