Students from Phitsanulok's Chat Trakan district learn how to swim at a waterfall in their area in May 2014. (Bangkok Post file photo)Drowning is the leading cause of death of Thai children aged under 15 years, with about three drownings a day in recent years, the Ministry of Public Health's figures reveal. Data for the month of October, for the years 2006 to 2015, indicated a total of 1,101 children had drowned. In a bid to prevent drownings, Dr Suwanchai advised the private and public sectors and local communities to consider precautionary measures against water-related accidents. He suggested warning signs and barriers should be erected and children always be supervised when they go swimming.

Source: Bangkok Post October 09, 2016 23:40 UTC