Eight Chinese children drown in a river while trying to rescue each other

-

Chinese state media say 8 children have drowned after one of them fell into a river and others jumped in to help.

The deaths happened in Chongqing city in southwestern China. The children were described as of elementary school age.

State media said the children went to play at the river on Sunday and the bodies were recovered by Monday morning. No further details were immediately available.

Heavy rain was forecast for Chongqing, but it wasn't clear if the weather was a factor. The students were from the town of Mixin in sprawling Chongqing city.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Trademore Estate in Abuja is scheduled for destruction

-
Image
  The Federal Capital Territory Administration's (FCTA) bulldozers have threatened to demolish Trademore Estate in Lugbe, Abuja. Yes, the inhabitants of the estate were startled when a one-hour strong rain caused the region to flood severely a little over a week ago. Numerous automobiles were taken away. Many of the homes collapsed while others were flooded up to their roof levels. The authorities have not yet revealed the number of human casualties. Multiple people tend to die as a result of this tragedy every year. The most recent piece I wrote on this was in 2020. According to experts, a large portion of the estate sits inside a natural floodplain. However, the fact that most of the stormwater originated from somewhere else has raised controversy over the destruction caused by the flood on the estate and its neighbouring surroundings. The region where the estate was constructed is the target of several drainage systems from local and distant villages, which is what caused the fl...
Read more

France and the EU has cut financial assistance to Niger after military coup

-
Image
  Following the overthrow of Niger's democratically elected president by a coup, France and the EU have stopped providing financial assistance to the West African nation. The former colonial power of Niger, France, added to the growing international pressure on the coup plotters by calling for the "immediate return to the Nigerien constitutional order" in a statement. The action was taken soon after the European Union said earlier on Saturday that it would no longer be providing financial assistance and cease any security cooperation with Niger. One of the poorest nations in the world, Niger gets aid worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually. After President Mohamed Bazoum was imprisoned earlier this week, Abdourahamane Tiani, a general who oversees the nation's presidential guard, was sworn in as the new president. According to Josep Borell, head of foreign affairs for the EU, "this unacceptable attack on the integrity of Niger's republican institutions...
Read more

COMPLAINTS AS DAVIDO'S NEW SIGNEE, LIL FROSH, BEATS GIRLFRIEND TO STUPOR

-
Image
It has come to the notice of every social media user that Lil frosh, the new signee into the DMW crew (Davido's Music Worldwide) beats his girlfriend, gift Camille, popularly known on Instagram as @thacutegeminme.  It was her manager, @mayoks_micheal who brought the news to the notice of all today, saying that gift and lil frosh had been dating for almost a year and he beats, pours her water and records her naked, threatening to post the video online. below are screenshots of the chat when lil frosh tried getting back together with her after she broke up with him Right now, supporters of lil frosh are trying to get people to report Gift Camille's manager, @mayoks_micheal instagram page.
Read more