Capsized party boat claims 16 lives
Rescue forces, by 16hrs on May 21, found 15 bodies of 16 victims from a
boat that capsized on May 20 night on the Saigon river in the southern
province of Binh Duong.
Rescue forces, by 16hrs on May 21, found 15 bodies of 16 victims from a
boat that capsized on May 20 night on the Saigon river in the southern
province of Binh Duong.
Of the bodies, four were Chinese.
The victims were among people attending the birthday party of a three year-old boy, Quach Hong Dat.
The Vietnamese victims were handed over to their families, while the Chinese ones are being preserved at Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City to be brought home later by air.
Rescue forces are working hard to search for last victim of the tragedy.
Police put in custody the boat’s captain and a tourism manager of the Din Ki Green Tourism Resort in Binh Nham commune, where the boat sank for investigation./.
Of the bodies, four were Chinese.
The victims were among people attending the birthday party of a three year-old boy, Quach Hong Dat.
The Vietnamese victims were handed over to their families, while the Chinese ones are being preserved at Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City to be brought home later by air.
Rescue forces are working hard to search for last victim of the tragedy.
Police put in custody the boat’s captain and a tourism manager of the Din Ki Green Tourism Resort in Binh Nham commune, where the boat sank for investigation./.
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