Updated Tuesday, June 10, 2008 0:00 am TWN, AP

Boat capsizes in central Vietnam, killing 6 children

HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnamese state media says six children are dead after a boat capsized in central Vietnam. Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper quoted police as saying the bodies of the six children were recovered Sunday in the central province of Phu Yen. The victims ranged in age from 13 to 16.

They were washed away when the boat they used to cross the river capsized. Phu Yen is 560 kilometers northeast of Ho Chi Minh City.

Subscribe to The China Post and save 25%. Click here

Share

Print

Email

Vietnam Breaking News

Updated Thursday, November 5, 2009 10:13 am TWN
▪	Storm death toll up to 91 in Vietnam
▪	Vietnam storm death toll rises to 87
▪	Tropical storm kills 23 in Vietnam
▪	Tropical Storm Mirinae slams Vietnam
▪	U.S. envoys in Myanmar unlikely to meet junta chief

Most Read

▪	Premier Wu will quit if allegations proven
▪	U.S. army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead
▪	TAIEX index up 45.59 points on Wall St. rally, looming ECFA
▪	U.S. jobless rate tops 10 percent
▪	IMF chief to travel to Singapore, China this month

Sponsors
▪	Get Car Hire Asia, Thailand, Middle East, Cyprus, Dubai, USA
▪	Business Directory
▪	Taiwan Classifieds - Teaching jobs, apartments, personals