BEIJING – Eight children drowned in a river in southwestern China after one fell in and the others jumped in to help, state media said yesterday.
The children, described as elementary-school age, had gone to play at a beach Sunday on the Fu River, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Their bodies were recovered yesterday morning.
They came from Mixin, a town near Sichuan province on the outskirts of the sprawling metropolis of Chongqing.
Heavy rain had been forecast for the area, but it wasn’t clear if the weather was a factor. (AP)
