Tourist boat capsizes during thunderstorm in Vietnam, leaving 34 dead

A boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday (July 19, 2025) afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 34 people, state media reported.

The Wonder Sea boat was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members — all of them Vietnamese — during the tour of Ha Long Bay, a popular destination for visitors, according to the reports.

Rescue workers saved 11 people, and recovered the dead near the site of the capsizing, VNExpress newspaper said. Twenty-three people remain missing.