Eight schoolchildren dead after ferry carrying pupils sinks in Cambodia

Published date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:06:50 +0700

At least eight schoolchildren have died after a ferry they were riding sank in Cambodia on Thursday evening.

The pupils were headed home to an islet in Koh Chamroeun village in Kandal province when the vessel sank due to heavy rain causing choppy waters on October 14, authorities said.