Two children have drowned while two others remain missing when swimming in a river in the southern central province of Phu Yen on Tuesday afternoon.
A report from the Tay Hoa District Police Department said that a group of 10-year-old boys went to the Ba River at around 2pm on November 14 after finishing their class.
"Four of them went into the river to swim while two others stayed at the bank," the report said. "It started to rain heavily at that time and the four boys were swept away as the water lever rose up quickly. The two boys on the bank ran to call for help."
Tay Hoa Police sent a rescue team to the area and found two bodies about a kilometre away at 4pm the same day. They are still looking for the two others.
Ba River runs through three provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, and Phu Yen.
The central and southern central of Vietnam has seen heavy rains since November 13, with Phu Yen reporting a rainfall of between 100-300 mm, causing floods and landslides in many areas.
