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Eight children drown in ponds, canals in three days

Eight children drown in ponds, canals in three days

Child drownings in ponds, rivers and irrigation canals increase every spring. Experts point out the lack of guardrails around canals.

Agricultural workers’ child found dead in a puddle

Agricultural workers’ child found dead in a puddle

Having moved from Urfa to Çorum as seasonal agricultural workers, Kubacık family’s 13-year-old son Ali Kubacık has been found dead in a puddle during the search and rescue operations that started after the family had reported him missing.

11 October 2021

Child dies in an irrigation pool while trying to rescue a sheep

Child dies in an irrigation pool while trying to rescue a sheep

The father and elder sister of the child jumped in the water to rescue 12-year-old M.D. and called an ambulance after getting out of the water. The deceased body of the child was found in the water following the search and rescue efforts.

Six children drown in sea or ponds in four days

Six children drown in sea or ponds in four days

Children have lost their lives by drowning or have been rescued while they were about to drown in sea or ponds in different provinces of Turkey.

Two siblings drown in an irrigation pond in Afyon

Two siblings drown in an irrigation pond in Afyon

Grazing cattle in a village in Afyon, two siblings at the ages of 21 and 10 have lost their lives by drowning in an irrigation pond where they went in to cool off.

Child drowns in irrigation canal in Adana

Child drowns in irrigation canal in Adana

At least nine children have been drowned in canals and ponds across Turkey since late April.