Two boys electrocuted amid historic high tides in Vietnam

NAMPA / Xinhua
2025-10-24
HANOI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Two boys aged 10 and 15 died in Vietnam's Mekong Delta city of Can Tho after being electrocuted during high tides, Vietnam News Agency reported Friday. The incident occurred on Thursday evening at a streetlight pole in Nguyen Phuong Danh Park, where three boys were cycling. The pole was inundated by rising floodwaters at the time. One boy managed to escape, while the other two died. The Can Tho Hydrometeorologi......
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