Four teenagers drown in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Four children drowned in rivers in the southern provinces of Ba Ria-Vung Tau this week.
Earlier on March 19, two other students, both aged 16, also drowned while bathing at the Da Bang Lake in Chau Duc District.
A report by local authorities said that 14 children died from drowning in Ba Ria-Vung Tau in 2022 and seven others have drowned since the beginning of this year.
A 2020 report by the Department of Child Affairs said drowning is one of the major causes of death of children aged 12-15 in Vietnam. The country records an average 2,000 drowning deaths every year, the highest in Southeast Asia.
According to local authorities in Xuyen Moc District, two 14-year-old students at Tan Lam Secondary School drowned while swimming with a group of friends at the Ray River.
Two 14-year-old students at Tan Lam Secondary School drowned while swimming with a group of friends at the Ray River.
Earlier on March 19, two other students, both aged 16, also drowned while bathing at the Da Bang Lake in Chau Duc District.
A report by local authorities said that 14 children died from drowning in Ba Ria-Vung Tau in 2022 and seven others have drowned since the beginning of this year.
A 2020 report by the Department of Child Affairs said drowning is one of the major causes of death of children aged 12-15 in Vietnam. The country records an average 2,000 drowning deaths every year, the highest in Southeast Asia.
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