Vietnam's Halong Bay boat disaster death toll rises to 38

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The death toll from the capsized boat in Vietnam's Halong Bay rose to 38 on Sunday (July 20), according to the Vietnamese government - becoming one of Vietnam's worst recent accidents in Halong Bay.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The death toll after a tourist cruise boat carrying 53 people capsized in Vietnam's

00:07Ha Long Bay on Saturday has climbed to 38. The Wonder Sea cruise vessel overturned in the afternoon

00:13near the Dao Go cave in the Quang Nin province amid strong winds and heavy rain. According to

00:19officials, so far 11 people have been rescued while 34 bodies have been recovered. There were

00:26reportedly 48 tourists and five crew members on board, including many families with children.

00:33Earlier, rescue operations were halted due to poor visibility and heavy rain. But later,

00:40officials said the sea was calm and police and rescue teams were redeployed to search

00:45for the missing and possible survivors.

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