At Least 10 Students Drown After River Ferry Capsizes in Cambodia

At Least 10 Students Drown After River Ferry Capsizes in Cambodia
A portrait photo of a teen victim, Chanda July, is carried by her relative during her funeral procession in Koh Chamroeun village, east of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Oct. 14, 2022. Heng Sinith/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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KOH CHAMROEUN, Cambodia—At least 10 students in southern Cambodia who were crossing a river died after the boat they were on capsized, officials said.

Four people—two students and two of the boat’s crew—were rescued following the accident Thursday night on the Mekong River southeast of Phnom Penh, and one student was still missing Friday, police said.