Two children drown in agricultural pond

By Petra - Mar 21,2015 - Last updated at Mar 21,2015

AMMAN – Two children drowned in an agricultural pond in Ain Al Basha on Friday.

Civil Defence Department personnel took the two siblings, 7 and 12, to the Prince Hussein Hospital, where they were pronounced dead upon arrival.

The number of children who drowned in agricultural ponds is on the rise in Jordan, particularly in the Jordan Valley, where such ponds are “arbitrarily” spread and lack the minimum safety standards, according to farmers.

They noted that these pools are not properly fenced and children play near them unattended.

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