Five children have drowned after swimming in a river in Thanh Hoa Province.
Five children have drowned after swimming in a river in Thanh Hoa Province on April 4.
The five 12-year-old girls went to swim at Moc Khe River in Thieu Hoa District on the afternoon of April 4, according to the Thanh Hoa Police.
"We were informed of the missing children at 10 pm the same day and immediately sent a rescue team," police said. "We found two bodies at 1 am and three others at 11am on April 5. The girls are students of Thieu Duy Secondary School."
Drowning remains one of the leading causes of death among children in Vietnam, despite child deaths having been reduced by an average of 100 cases per year. A study by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs showed that more than 2,000 children lose their lives every year to drowning in Vietnam.
As part of an initiative to prevent child injuries, including drowning, MOLISA has co-operated with the World Health Organisation to launch a programme that will focus activities on teaching at least 13,000 children survival swimming and 20,000 children water safety education in 2022.
