Sky News
At least 339 people have died in a stampede at Phnom Penh's annual Water Festival celebrations, Cambodia's prime minister has said.
Thousands of Cambodians were on the streets to mark the end of the festival when the crowd rushed onto a bridge, an official told AFP news agency.
Up to two million people had been expected to attend the festival's close, where the main attraction is a traditional boat race along the Tonle Sap river.
The panic had started on Koh Pich - Diamond Island, a long spit of land in the river where a concert was being held.
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