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| CTN and Bayon have continuously taken donations, at time broadcasting pleas for aid and running donation totals during regular programming. (Photo: Courtesy of CNN) |
Phnom Penh Friday, 26 November 2010
"...but what I’m worried about is that the expenditure of funds will not be transparent for the victims.”
Following Monday’s Diamond Bridge tragedy, nearly $1.5 million has come in from concerned Cambodians via fund drives by two TV stations, for both the families of the dead and for those injured.
By Friday evening, Bayon TV had raised more than $1.08 million and CTN had brought in more than $500,000.
A total 347 people died on the bridge and another 395 were injured, when a mass of Water Festival revelers stampeded on the crowded bridge Monday night.
The country’s worst tragedy in decades was felt across Cambodia and in expatriate Cambodian communities abroad, culminating in a national day of mourning Thursday.
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By Friday evening, Bayon TV had raised more than $1.08 million and CTN had brought in more than $500,000.
A total 347 people died on the bridge and another 395 were injured, when a mass of Water Festival revelers stampeded on the crowded bridge Monday night.
The country’s worst tragedy in decades was felt across Cambodia and in expatriate Cambodian communities abroad, culminating in a national day of mourning Thursday.
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