Five remain missing after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam

Five remain missing after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam
Survivors stood on the upturned hull to await rescue (QDND/AP)

Five people remain missing after a boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam during a sightseeing excursion, killing 38 people.

The Wonder Sea was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members – all of them Vietnamese – on a tour of the popular destination of Ha Long Bay, according to state media reports.

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