Death toll from last's capsized boat tragedy in central Vietnam rises to 15

Rescuers look for survivors from search boats after a vessel carrying tourists capsized in the waters between Cu Lao Cham island and Hoi An on Vietnam's central coast. Death toll from the tragedy is now 15. - AFP

HANOI, March 1 (dpa): The death toll from the sinking of a tourist boat in central Vietnam this weekend rose to 15 after two more bodies were found during the weekend, authorities have announced.

Vietnam’s National Committee for Search and Rescue said that search operations will resume on Monday to find the bodies of two 3-year-old children still missing.