Phnom Penh (FN), June 25 - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, on Tuesday, said that the total fund from the King and the Queen Mother, the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Cambodian Red Cross, and donors, has amounted to USD 2,198,400.
Each of the dead victim will receive USD 80,000, while the injured USD 10,000, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Prime Minister expressed regret over the collapse of the massive building. He thanked government officials, authorities, rescue teams, and other stakeholders for contributing to the rescue operation over the last two and a half days.
A seven-storey building in the coast of Cambodia, 230 km west of the capital Phnom Penh, collapsed at about 5 a.m in the morning of Saturday, 22 June.
Authority found 28 bodies of construction workers, four females, dead; and 26 others, two females, severely injured.
The 60-hour search operation for victims of the collapse building in Sihanoukville province ended at 7:30 p.m on Monday, 24 June.
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