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Drowning

Children drowning is a public health crisis, especially in Africa’s Great Lakes region
Thought Leader
/ 24 May 2025

Children drowning is a public health crisis, especially in Africa’s Great Lakes region

When I was a child, my younger brother, Bob Kizito, drowned in a pond at the age of just eight

By Robert Kigongo
Mother discovers body of her drowned child, missing for a week, between rocks at Mossel Bay beach
National
/ 13 October 2021

Mother discovers body of her drowned child, missing for a week, between rocks at Mossel Bay beach

While the community is seeking permanent lifeguards, the municipality contends it cannot afford such

By Eunice Masson
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Article
/ 24 February 2011

49 Somalis drown off Yemen coast

Forty-nine Somali migrants drowned when their boat capsized during heavy winds in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen’s southern coast.

By Staff Reporter
Asylum seekers drown off Australian island
Article
/ 15 December 2010

Asylum seekers drown off Australian island

Dozens of asylum seekers drowned and a number were rescued after their boat ran onto rocks near Australia’s Christmas Island.

By Syd Astbury
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Article
/ 26 December 2009

Twenty cases of drowning reported in Gauteng in December

About 20 drownings have been reported in Gauteng since the beginning of December, provincial police said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter

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