Five family members drowned in the Mun River in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Surin on Monday evening, after they reportedly went to collect sand for use in the construction of their house.

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The victims include the head of the family, 45-year-old Viriya Kadcha, his 23-year-old daughter Nutcharin and her two daughters and one son, aged from 8 to 14.

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By Thai PBS World