via AP, 24 July 2024: A severe storm at Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex toppled a tree, killing a tuk-tuk driver and injuring three passengers near the Angkor Thom gate. The incident, which damaged several statues, highlights the vulnerability of this popular archaeological site, visited by over half a million tourists in the first half of 2024.
One person was killed and three others injured at Cambodia’s famed centuries-old Angkor temple complex after a large tree was blown down onto their vehicle during a fierce rainstorm, the government said Wednesday.
The accident occurred late Tuesday afternoon at the southern gate to Angkor Thom, which is near the more famous Angkor Wat temple and part of the same archaeological complex in the northwestern province of Siem Reap, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) northwest of the capital, Phnom Penh.
Source: Fierce storm topples tree at Cambodian Angkor temple complex, killing 1 and damaging statues
