The number of dead in the accident of the tourist ship in the Vietnam Bay Halong increased to at least 38, while several people were still gone, the government said. Rescue services continue the search for survivors.
“At least 38 people from the ship confirmed dead and 10 were saved”he is stated in the Government statement. Official news agency Vietnam News He reported that all 48 passengers were Vietnamese citizens, including several children.
Dozens of rescuers, among which members of the border guard, the Navy, Police and professional divers are distributed to the scene of the accident. Although the sea is now calmer, the weather conditions still make it difficult to search for poor visibility.
In the time of the accident, there were strong winds, heavy rains and lightning
The government confirmed that the submerged ship was drawn from the sea. The accident happened yesterday at around 14:00 local time, shortly after Tsfun Wipha entered the southern Chinese sea.
The authorities said that in the time of the accident, strong winds, abundant precipitation and lightning, and stressed that these conditions were not a direct consequence of the upcoming Tifuna, but the result of atmospheric instability over the northern part.
In February 2011, the sinking tourist ship in the same bay took away 12 lives, including foreign tourists. Typhoon Wyph, the third that this year hit the southern Chinese sea, is expected to hit the northern coast of Vietnam at the beginning next week.
(Type / Source: HINA A / PHOTO: BBC / Screenshot)
