Sudden!23 Chinese citizens disappeared in the shipwreck accident!The latest notice from the Embassy in Cambodia →

On September 23, according to the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia, at 9 pm on September 22, the embassy received a report from the Cambodian Police General Administration that a shipwreck accident occurred in the waters of the port of Sihanouk, with 41 Chinese citizens on board, of which 18 people have been rescued and properly resettled, the remaining 23 people disappeared, and two Cambodian crews were arrested. According to the rescued personnel, the staff on board departed from Guangzhou on September 11, and soon after arriving in the Western Port Sea, they encountered danger.

After receiving the notification, the Embassy in Cambodia attached great importance to it, and immediately launched the emergency work mechanism and set up a special class. Ambassador Wang Wentian deployed the Cambodian Ministry of Defense, the General Administration of Police, and the Sihanouk Provincial Government and other departments, asking Cambodia to take the saving person as the first priority and use all forces and means to conduct search and rescue. Li Jiezan and Consul General rushed to West Port overnight to coordinate the relevant rescue operations.

On the morning of the 23rd, Guo Zongren, the governor of the West Province, praised Li Jie and the Consul General in reporting the latest progress in search and rescue work. Guo Zongren said that after the accident, the Cambodian Ministry of Defense, the General Administration of Police, and the Western Provincial Government made every effort to carry out rescue work. As of 12 noon on the 23rd, one water dropper was successfully rescued, and a body of the victims was salvaged. Guo Zongren emphasized that search and rescue work is still continuing. In order to mobilize social forces to participate in the rescue, the Western Government issued a notice to fishermen nearby, and each rescued by a water drop was rewarded for $ 500.

At noon on the 23rd, Ambassador Wang Wentian had led a member to go to Xigang to coordinate the on -site rescue work.

On the same day, Zhang Jiawei, president of the Cambodian Chinese Charity and Mutual Association, told the Beijing Youth Daily that their associations have collected five speedboats to search and rescue missing compatriots on the incident. He said that in addition to them, there were a large number of social ships participating in search and rescue. The scene was strong and the sea area was wide, and search and rescue was difficult, but everyone was still actively searching.

Source: Beijing Youth Daily Comprehensive China Embassy in Cambodia

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