Children cross river in plastic bags to get to school

Last updated on: 15 July,2019 07:16 pm

The kids are afraid but determined, watching anxiously as they await their turn.

(Dunya News) – Kids in Huoi Ha, a remote village in Dien Bien province, Vietnam, climb into a plastic bags to cross the raging river for getting education.

According to foreign media, the kids are afraid but determined, watching anxiously as they await their turn.

“The crossing is extremely dangerous because only a small mistake can be swept away by strong floodwaters,” the locals said.

Mr. Vo A Giong, the head of Huoi Ha village, said: “Now this stream is very dangerous, my relatives usually take the children by raft but now cannot use it. I hope that the state will invest in suspension bridges soon for people to travel more conveniently. ”