At least nine schoolchildren drown in Ghanaian capital

ACCRA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- At least nine schoolchildren drowned after a boat carrying them capsized in a river in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, an official confirmed Thursday.

Seji Saji Amedonu, deputy director-general of the National Disaster Management Organization, told Xinhua that the children drowned late Wednesday in the Densu River on their way from school.