Reporters learned that the death toll from the cruise ship capsizing in Halong Bay, Vietnam has risen to 27, including 8 children.
On the afternoon of July 19, local time, a cruise ship carrying 53 people capsized in Halong Bay, Vietnam due to thunderstorms.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued an emergency notice on the 19th, requiring a prompt search and rescue operation for the cruise ship capsizing accident in the waters of Halong Bay, Quang Ninh Province, and making every effort to do a good job in the aftermath.