Motorboat Capsizes in Vietnam; 13 Killed, 4 Missing
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26 February 2022 20:52 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Hanoi - At least 13 people died and four others were missing on Saturday, February 26, after a passenger boat sank an offshore beach in Vietnam's central Quang Nam province.
There were 39 people on board, including 36 tourists and three cruise members, Vietnam News Agency cited local authorities as reporting.
The boat was transporting tourists from Cham Islands, a tourism hotspot in Quang Nam province, to the shore when the accident happened amid unfavorable weather conditions on Saturday afternoon.
As of 5:30 p.m. local time, rescue forces found 35 people, including 13 deaths. Search for the missing is underway, according to the report.
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