72 dead from drowning after Philippines’ long holiday
The high number of deaths from drowning in the Philippines since the start of April is partly due to ‘revenge travel’, as the country emerges from years of mobility restrictions to contain the coronavirus. – AFP pic, April 10, 2023.
AT least 72 people have died by drowning in the Philippines since the start of the month, police said today, attributing the unusually high figure in part to millions hitting the beach for Holy Week. The holiday is traditionally marked in the Catholic-majority nation by millions of people leaving the capital Manila to spend time with family.
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