{
  "id": 9995788,
  "title": "Three children drown in pond in Vizianagaram district",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/three-children-drown-in-pond-in-vizianagaram-district",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T14:26:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/three-children-drown-in-pond-in-vizianagaram-district/article71513167.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, three young children tragically drowned in a pond in Budarayavalasa, Merakamudidam mandal of Vizianagaram district. The victims have been identified as Venkatesh, Hemasundar, and Chandu, all believed to be around eight years old. Local reports indicate that the children ventured near the pond to play, which was inundated with water following recent heavy rainfall. The bodies of the children were recovered and sent to Cheepurpalli Area Hospital for post-mortem investigations.",
  "summary": "The children, all aged around eight years, has gobe to play near the brimming pond",
  "key_points": [
    "Three children drowned in Vizianagaram district pond.",
    "Victims identified as Venkatesh, Hemasundar, and Chandu, aged eight.",
    "Bodies recovered after heavy rainfall inundated pond."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}