A stampede occurred during a water festival in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia.
[Updated at 2:41 p.m.] Khieu Kanharith, the Cambodian Minister of Information, has said the death toll from the stampede has now reached 339.
The three-day festival attracts people from all over Cambodia - and around the world - to the Royal palace. The festival is held annually to commemorate a victory by the Cambodian naval forces during the 12th century reign of King Jayvarman VII, according to the Tourism Cambodia website.
The festival is also used to pray for a good rice harvest, sufficient rain and to celebrate the full moon, the site says. The festival dates back to before the 7th century.
MY HEART GO TO ALL THE FAMILY WHO LOST THEIR LOVE ONCE, AND TO ALL OUR CAMBODIAN 'S FRIENDS . BUDDHA LOVE YOU ALL ; GOD BLESS YOU. BLESS YOU ALL BELOVE NEIGHBOURS. ຫ້ວຍນໍ້າເຢັນ.
