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Three students bathing in a flooded canal, one is missing

Binh ThuanA group of students went to the flood drainage canal in Phan Thiet to play, met when the water was pouring in, they were swept away by the water, two of them were able to swim in, and one was missing.

On the morning of May 2, the rescue police coordinated with the local government to use an inflatable boat and dived hundreds of meters in the area where the incident happened to search for a 7th grade male student at Nguyen Trai Secondary School (Phan Thiet City). rolling water.





Rescuers and people are still searching for victims, on the morning of May 2.  Photo: Tu Huynh

Rescuers and people search for victims, on the morning of May 2. Image: Tu Huynh

Yesterday afternoon, a group of 8 students invited each other to the canal to play soccer and take a bath. As the group played on the shore, the three slipped from the concrete channel into the water. Heavy rain poured from upstream, strong current swept all three out in the middle of the stream. Two children tried to swim, people rescued them ashore, one drowned and went missing.

In the past few days, heavy rain has affected the low pressure area over the East Sea and many southern provinces. Yesterday afternoon, 4 students in grade 11 dead When he went to take a bath, he was swept away by flood water on the Dong Nai river (Dong Nai commune, Bu Dang district, Binh Phuoc province).

Drowning is one of the leading causes of death for Vietnamese children aged 2-15. More than 2,000 children die from drowning every year in Vietnam – higher than other countries in Southeast Asia, according to a report by the Department of Children (Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs) at the end of 2020.

Tu Huynh

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