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Mekong Delta children play in dangerous flood waters
  • | dtinews.vn | November 15, 2011 10:40 PM

Many parents in the Mekong Delta region are too busy to stop their children playing in dangerous flood waters.

Along the provincial roads hardest hit by the flood, children can be seen in boats, without proper supervision.

Children swimming in the river

Father tries to make a living by fishing while his child is at risk

Most parents have no choice but to leave their kids unsupervised

According to a report from the Central Steering Board for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, by November 1 the flood have killed 69 people in the Mekong Delta, most are children.

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