Many Vietnamese students missing in Australia

News.com.au reported on January 12 that the five Vietnamese students were participating in aneducational exchange program in South Australia.

The latest – Sunnie – went missing after having dinner with her host family on the evening of January 8. She was discovered missing by May Zervaas, a family member, at around 11pm (local time). Sunnie was described as shy and had limited English.

Sunnie Nguyen, 17, is the fifth Vietnamese student to mysteriously disappear in Australia in the past month. Photo: News.com.au

When she went missing, Sunnie was carrying a backpack containing her laptop, clothes, and identification. Her phone was turned off and her social media accounts had been deleted. There were no signs that Sunnie's room had been ransacked, and most of her belongings were still in the room.

"I sat by my phone all night, anxiously waiting for a call. Her English wasn't very good, so she often had to rely on an interpreter. She had five bags in her room but only took one. Her two pairs of shoes were gone, but the clothes in her closet were still there, as well as important medicine," Zervaas' daughter Mary told the Daily Mail.

The Zervaas family called the police to report Sunnie missing at 11:30 p.m. on January 8.

Australian authorities are investigating the possibility that the Vietnamese students may have traveled to another state, but they say the disappearances are "unrelated."

Lien Nguyen-Navas, who works at the Vietnamese Women's Association in Adelaide, Australia, said: "Maybe those students went out during the school break. They wanted to go somewhere together and not let anyone know."

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nhieu-sinh-vien-viet-nam-mat-tich-tai-uc-196240113195133883.htm