AFP – The death toll from an capsized boat off the Cambodian coast rose to three on Saturday and nine more were rescued in Vietnamese waters. And eight other people are still missing, Cambodian officials said.
A boat carrying all 41 Chinese passengers crashed off the coast of Sihanoukville on Thursday, with Cambodian authorities able to rescue 21 people on Friday (23).
A spokesman for the provincial administrative organization of Preah Sihanouk told AFP Saturday rescuers found two more bodies, bringing the death toll to three and eight others missing.
meanwhile Vietnamese border guards on duty at An Thoi station in Kianxyang province told AFP on Friday (23) a fishing boat rescued nine Chinese citizens in Vietnamese waters near Phu Quoc.
In recent years, Cambodia’s quiet fishing village Sihanoukville has become a casino hub after China’s rapid investment expansion. There have also been reports of Chinese workers tricked into working in casinos or call center gangs in Sihanoukville.
Cambodian authorities are trying to crack down on human trafficking and human trafficking networks. The latter has been widely reported that people from different countries in Southeast Asia are being tricked into entering the country for high-paying jobs.
Cambodian officials said The capsized group arrived from China by speedboat on September 11 and a week later. The group had moved on a fishing boat with two Cambodian sailors in international waters. before the ship crashed and started sinking on Thursday
The Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Beijing was in close coordination with Cambodian officials on the incident.
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