Four children all boys have drowned in Linengwe River in Ntcheu where they allegedly went to swim Tuesday afternoon.

Bilira Ward Councilor, Samson Naluso told us this morning that two of the deceased are from the same family while the other two are from separate families.

According to Naluso the four are aged between 7, 8, 9 with the eldest being 11. They all hail from Mlambwadza village, Sub Traditional Authority – ST/A Mkutumula in the district.

Both Police and health officials in the district are yet to comment on the incident.