At least 34 dead and 8 missing from the sinking of a tourist vessel amidst a storm in Vietnam

At least 34 people were killed and eight others are missing after the sinking of a tourist boat carrying more than 50 people, including children, in the Along Gulf in Vietnam, reported the country’s state -owned media. “On the afternoon of July 19, the Wonder Sea tourist boat with 53 occupants was overthrown. The Coast Guard rescued 11 people and pulled 34 corpses, “the Vnexpress news website said. There were 48 passengers and five crew members on board. At least 20 of tourists were young children. The overthrow of the boat is due to the sudden and heavy downpour that began at a tour of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. “I took a deep breath, swam through a corridor, dipped and then came to the surface. I was shouting help and I was taken to a boat by the soldiers on board, ”said a 10 -year -old child in the Vietnamnet state media. By 8:45 PM July 19, Authorities had recorded 27 bodies, Including 8 […]
Source: News Beast

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