RSOE EDIS: Vietnam - Vehicle Accident - 2010.02.08

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2010-02-08 06:06:29 - Vehicle Accident - Vietnam EDIS CODE: VI-20100208-24839-VNM Date & Time: 2010-02-08 06:06:29 [UTC] Area: Vietnam, Province of Quang Ngai, Tra Khuc river, Number of death person(s): 8 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: A group of students whose overcrowded boat capsized were among eight Vietnamese people who drowned in separate weekend water accidents, an official and state media said on Monday. Three girls and one boy, all aged 17, drowned Sunday in the Tra Khuc river of central Quang Ngai province, said Bui Tan Luan, a commune official. "The boat capsized as 11 students squeezed onto the vessel, which was supposed to be for eight people only," Luan said. Further south in Binh Duong province, two female workers fell into a reservoir and drowned while two colleagues lost their lives in a rescue attempt. They were the latest of many deaths at the reservoir, which people continue to enter despite a fence and warning signs, the paper said. The latest victims were factory workers from Ho Chi Minh City who had stopped to take photographs before heading north to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival. Posted:2010-02-08 06:06:29 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu