Cambodian-Americans gathered at their embassy in Washington on Wednesday to pay their respects to those who died on Diamond bridge.
People were pressed from all sides on the bridge, three survivors of the tragedy, which claimed 347 lives, told “Hello VOA” on Thursday.
By Friday evening, Bayon TV had raised more than $1.08 million and CTN had brought in more than $500,000.
With the official figure at 347 dead, opposition lawmaker, Mu Sochua said the cause of the disaster must be uncovered and dealt with.
For some, the bridge had become an icon of fear to be avoided.
Phnom Penh authorities will build a memorial on Diamond Island for the dead.
Officials say at least 378 people were killed during a crowd stampede on a bridge near Diamond Island, following the Water Festival.
Last Friday, the city honored 19 different immigrant nations with a flag ceremony and the naturalization of 20 people.
As many as 200,000 people were forced into marriage under the Khmer Rouge, which sought a communist agrarian utopia.
The accident took place at a newly-built bridge to Koh Pich, a new development area that has recently been open to public.
Two toddlers, aged three and four, were saved from drowning, authorities confirmed early Tuesday.
Authorities reported that 345 were killed and 410 others were wounded in stampede.
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