gametoearncrypto|Water-related accidents claim 26 lives in Mongolia so far this year

ULAN BATOR, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-six people have been killed in water-related accidents across Mongolia since the beginning of this year, the country's National Emergency Management Agency said Tuesdaygametoearncrypto.

Twenty-three of the deceased were adults, and the remaining were children, the agency stated.

Most recently, a 19-year-old man drowned after rescuing two children who were drowning in Yeruu River in the northern province of Selenge on Sunday.

The agency warned the public to take extra precautions in the coming days as heavy rains are expected to cause rising river levels across most parts of the country.■