Going to a Picnic and Sinking in the Water

Written by: Mir Aqa Atabar

Many residents of Afghanistan, especially in urban areas, go to a picnic during spring and summer. Most of them, who go to the picnic chose green places near to a river or a dam.

Sometimes if the families do not pay attention to their children, they might face some problem as sinking in the water.

The writer/producer AEPO has talked to some people about the sinking of children during a picnic.

Rahmanullah, a worker at Qargha Dam in Kabul city says that two or three boys are sinking in the water each week.

Hasibullah, a resident of Bagram, district of Kabul province says that he has seen three boys sank in the water and no one could rescue them.

A girl, Nazia hashimi says: I always come to the picnic with my family. Before leaving home for a picnic, the elder of our family identifies the task of each one. One of us pays attention to the children. If we leave them alone, they might swim in a river or in a dam and as they do not know about the depth of the water, they might sink.