24.04.2025 – (04:30 PM)

Four children drowned while bathing in Nyaung U Township, two bodies recovered

The Myanmar Fire Service announced that four children drowned while bathing in Nyaung U Township, two bodies have been recovered.

On April 23, at around 12:10 p.m., a report was received that four children had drowned while bathing in Nyaung U Township, Ward No. (1), Nyaung U Township, Mandalay Region, and a search and rescue operation was underway with the assistance of one (1) support vehicle, one (1) assault boat, search and rescue personnel from the Nyaung U Township Fire Station, and one (1) social assistance vehicle.

The bodies of the two children who drowned were found at 12:40 p.m. and 1:24 p.m., respectively, during the search, and the search and rescue of the two missing persons is continuing.