Disturbing fact: Vietnam high school students still journey to school on makeshift boat

Tuoi Tre News

October 16, 2017, 10:54 GMT+7

Disturbing fact: Vietnam high school students still journey to school on makeshift boat
The evening boat trip home for students in Huu Giang Village, Tay Giang Commune, Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province. Photo: Tuoi Tre
It remains a daily sight in rural areas of Vietnam to see students cross rivers to get to school.

In Huu Giang Village, Tay Giang Commune, Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province, 652km north of Ho Chi Minh City, hundreds of children make daily trips on a makeshift boat to cross the Kon River.

The river itself is 50m wide and 3m deep in some places with no bridges in sight. Tiếp tục đọc “Disturbing fact: Vietnam high school students still journey to school on makeshift boat”