Students brave dangerous bamboo raft rides to school in Vietnam as authorities seek funds for safer crossing
Vietnam Life 15:47 13/05/2026For years, students in the mountainous areas of Lang Son Province in northern Vietnam have risked crossing rivers on makeshift bamboo rafts to reach school, prompting local authorities to seek funding for the construction of a safer low-water crossing.
2 dead after raft carrying 17 capsizes in Vietnam's Quang Ninh
Vietnam News 15:52 18/08/2025A raft carrying 17 people capsized during a sudden thunderstorm off the coast of Quang Ninh Province in northern Vietnam, leaving two dead despite swift rescue efforts on Sunday evening.
Defying currents, students ride bamboo raft to school in central Vietnam
Education 18:05 06/05/2018This means of water transportation has serviced generations of local students
Frenchman crosses Mekong River on raft, conveys environment message
In-Depth 20:09 19/05/2014Last month, Frenchman Remy Camus completed his journey in Vietnam after crossing almost the entire length of the Mekong River to promote water conservation
Irishman, Vietnamese reunited 21 yrs after crossing Pacific on bamboo raft
Travel 12:30 13/04/2014Tim Severin, 74, and Luong Viet Loi, 56, were reunited on April 2, over two decades after they left Vietnam to cross the Pacific Ocean on a raft made of Vietnamese bamboo and rattan ropes
