Stampede at Cambodian festival kills hundreds

A stampede victim is carried to safety in Phnom Penh. People panicked as hundreds tried to cross a densely packed bridge, some being trampled underfoot while others fell over the sides Photograph: Chor Sokunthea/Reuters

An injured woman is carried by police and another visitor. The stampede broke out on the last day of a water festival marking the end of the rainy season Photograph: Heng Sinith/AP

People being crushed in a stampede on a bridge in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital Photograph: Reuters

Families look for their loved ones among victims of the stampede placed inside a makeshift morgue Photograph: Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images

Victims of stampede are laid out at Preah Kossamak hospital in Phnom Penh Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP

Relatives sit near the bodies of stampede victims laid at Preah Kossamak hospital Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP

Police collect thumb prints from stampede victims for identification purposes at Preah Kossamak hospital Photograph: Chor Sokunthea/Reuters

Police officials examine hundreds of shoes and other belongings on the Phnom Penh bridge on which the stampede broke out Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images

A woman cries after finding her son amongst the victims of an overnight stampede Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images

A woman is consoled after finding out her relative is dead Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP

People look at pictures of stampede victims posted on a billboard outside the Calmette hospital in Phnom Penh Photograph: Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images

Women cry as they prepare to carry home the body of a loved one Photograph: Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images

A relative of a stampede victim mourns at the Preah Kossamak hospital Photograph: Chor Sokunthea/Reuters

Buddhist monks gather in front of the bridge to pray for victims of the stampede Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images

A policeman walks among clothes, shoes and personal belongings left by victims of the stampede Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images