Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Wednesday, 08 December 2010
The loss of this daughter is the biggest loss, both in spirit and in life, because my family is facing poverty.”
When Cheuk Bophy, a 40-year-old mother in Prey Veng province, sees her neighbor’s daughter at home next door, she imagines that her own daughter is still alive.
But Duk Srey Mom is gone, one of 353 people killed on Diamond Bridge during last month’s Water Festival.
The city reopened the bridge on Wednesday in hopes of bring commerce back to Diamond Island, but for those who lost loved ones in the disaster, the pain remains.
“I now feel much sorrow and sadness for losing my favorite daughter,” Cheuk Bophy said in an interview. “I lost everything in my life. I cannot see my favorite daughter anymore from now on, but I can keep her in my memory and heart for all time.”
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But Duk Srey Mom is gone, one of 353 people killed on Diamond Bridge during last month’s Water Festival.
The city reopened the bridge on Wednesday in hopes of bring commerce back to Diamond Island, but for those who lost loved ones in the disaster, the pain remains.
“I now feel much sorrow and sadness for losing my favorite daughter,” Cheuk Bophy said in an interview. “I lost everything in my life. I cannot see my favorite daughter anymore from now on, but I can keep her in my memory and heart for all time.”
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