What specific challenges did the South Vietnamese face as they tried to flee Vietnam in 1975?
What specific challenges did the south Vietnamese faces as they tried to flee Vietnam
they had no idea what to do and the very poor couldnt afford plane tickets so they would commit suicide.
They didn't want to live without a country
Many of them fled to North Korea or China. Those who fled by boat were often in overcrowded and leaking boats.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_boat_people