At least 14 children confirmed dead in Cambodia after boat sinks

The small boat was overloaded and sank about 50m from its destination in southeastern Kandal province. PHOTO: POLICE COMMISSARIAT OF KANDAL PROVINCE/FACEBOOK

PHNOM PENH, Oct 15 (AFP/Reuters): At least 14 children were killed in Cambodia after a boat that was ferrying them home from an English class sank in the Mekong river, police said on Friday night (Oct 14).

The small boat was overloaded and sank about 50m from its destination in southeastern Kandal province after it began taking on water late on Thursday, local police chief Am Thou said.