Thirty-four Czech holiday makers have died abroad since mid-June

Thirty-four Czech citizens have died in foreign countries since the beginning of this year's summer holiday season, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson told the Czech News Agency on Monday. Most of them - nine - died in Croatia, which is the most popular destinations for Czech tourists. The death count includes three travellers who died in an air crash in Cambodia as well as several Czech mountaineers who lost their lives in the mountains of Slovakia, Russia and Austria. Last year, a total of 394 Czechs died abroad.

Author: Jan Richter