ShuiJinghua Bridge is located in the Shuijinghua District of Phnom Penh City, Cambodia
It is 709 meters long, 20 meters above the water surface, and crosses the Tonle Sap River
It has another name —
Collectively dubbed a "suicide resort" by local media outlets
There are even reporters who squat near the bridge every day to "suicide news"
The Phnom Penh Water Purification Bridge has become a "vent" for those who suffer from love crises, psychological problems or family crises.
What kind of encounters have these people experienced and chosen to seek short-sightedness? This issue of "Khmer Tree Caves" includes stories about the Water Purification Bridge, let's listen to them.
Although the Phnom Penh government has taken various measures to prevent people from committing suicide, the government has also said that it cannot stop everyone because it cannot solve the problem at its roots.
A river rescue team captain, who did not want to be named, said that some people did want to commit suicide, but others committed suicide for impure purposes, and some even sought attention.
His team of 12 people is on standby 24 hours a day for rescue work. Since 2020, their team has encountered more challenges, especially some suspected COVID-19 patients have chosen to take their own lives, which has also increased the difficulty of rescue, and the team members may be infected with COVID-19.
A police officer at the Shui Jinghua Police Station said that most of the people who came to commit suicide on the bridge were young women, and most of them chose to take their lives because they had conflicts with their lovers.
He said that usually most people can be rescued, because the state of those who want to commit suicide is obvious, they are often in tears, go to the guardrail and cry, and once something goes wrong, the patrol police and passers-by nearby will come to the rescue, but he also expressed concern, most of them are young people, which will bring bad social impact, and he also hopes that the government will increase psychological counseling to help young people in distress out of the haze. #柬埔寨 #