by Zhuli Ngoun Sovan
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- When Meas Neang bent down and plug joss sticks into the burner on the altar, the sorrow seemed so heavy that she could hardly stand up again.
"I am not blaming any small and big officials, I just wonder why 'happiness turned to anguish'," said the 57-year-old woman, who came from Kandal province to Phnom Penh to dedicate lotus buds and incense sticks to those killed in Monday's stampede.
She was worried that she might lose her younger brother forever in the tragedy, which, in the final day of the traditional Water Festival, claimed at least 347 lives and injured more than 300 others.
"My brother has gone missing since the stampede. He said he came to enjoy the Water Festival in Phnom Penh and asked me for 100,000 riel ($25) to enjoy the festival," she said, tears in eyes. And after that she had never heard anything about him. "I cannot find him, we asked our relatives, no one has seen him. And it has been three days."
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