9 Students Drown In Mekong River Cambodia

At least nine students in Southern Cambodia who were crossing mekong river died after the boat they were on capsized. While four people, including two students and two of the boat's crew were rescued following the accident Thursday night on the Mekong River Southeast of Phnom Penh, but two students were still missing on Friday. Kandal Provincial Police said that the boat was overloaded and carried no life jackets. 

The students who were between 12 and 14 years old lived on an island in the river and used the ferry for transport almost every day in the rainy season as did others from their village.  The accident occurred near the neak loeung bridge over The Mekong, which at that point separates kandal province on the western shore from prey veng on the east.

Four people, two students and two of the boat's crew were rescued following the accident on Thursday night on the Mekong River Southeast of Phnom penh and two students were still missing Friday. Major General Chhoeun Sochet Chief of the Kandal Provincial Police said on his facebook page the boat was overloaded and carried no life jackets.