Cambodia Building Collapse Kills 36 People, Injures 23 Others

A rescue team searches for trapped workers in a collapsed building which was under construction in Kep, Cambodia, on Jan. 3, 2020. Stringer/Reuters

PHNOM PENH—Thirty-six people were killed and 23 more injured when a tourist guesthouse under construction in Cambodia collapsed, trapping workers under rubble, officials said on Sunday.

Officials said rescue operations ended two days after the seven-story concrete building collapsed on Friday in the coastal town of Kep, about 160 km (100 miles) southwest of the capital Phnom Penh.