Beijing - Hundreds of relatives have gathered at a Cambodian hospital to search for the bodies of victims from a stampede that killed nearly 380 people.
Meanwhile, an investigation is underway into the cause of the incident.
Bodies were laid on the ground, covered with white sheets at the hospital. Many relatives arrived wearing black and weeping. They came after hearing their loved ones were among those killed on the last day of the water festival.
Some bodies have been identified, their families lined up since early morning to present identity cards to claim the bodies.
One of the victim's relative said: "I come here to give the police my family book in order to take my daughter's body out."
The bridge crossing the Bassac river is being searched for more bodies. Authorities believed others may have drowned after falling into the river.
The Cambodian government is launching an investigation into why so many people were allowed to enter such a confined space.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said: "This is the biggest tragedy we have experienced in the last 31 years, since the collapse of the Pol Pot regime."
The Prime Minister also said the government would pay the families of each dead victim almost 1 300 US dollars for funeral expenses and provide 250 US dollars for each injured person.
The Cambodian government is denying reports the panic was sparked by people being electrocuted by lighting cables, or by a mass food poisoning.
