Footage shows rescuers pulling survivors from a Vietnamese vessel that sank in the South China Sea.
Minister Kondapalli Srinivas stayed at the Shamshabad airport through Monday night, receiving the remains flown in via Mumbai and consoling the families before the bodies were sent to Kadapa, Machilipatnam and Hindupur
Several Indian tourists who were stranded in Vietnam after the tragedy landed in Hyderabad on the night of July 12
C. Vinaya Kumar, 45, and S. Ravisankar, 51, had both gone to Vietnam as part of a trip organised Lava Mobiles
The Embassy added that, along with the Consulate teams and the Vietnamese authorities, it remains committed to facilitating the earliest repatriation
Weather conditions were not adverse, says Indian national
Embassy of India in Vietnam has finalised the authorised agency that will facilitate the repatriation of the mortal remains of the deceased to India
Officials also told the Chief Minister that the Indian Embassy in Vietnam has engaged an agency to facilitate the handover and transportation of the bodies of the deceased
Fifteen Indian tourists have died after their speedboat capsized off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island.
A.C. Thomas, 57, and his wife Loveny Thomas, 56, both residents of Kottarakkara, had left for Vietnam on July 7 as part of a group tour
Local media say 21 people were saved after the boat overturned in rough seas near an island in south Vietnam.
The Indian embassy says it has set up control rooms to respond to victims' families.
Officials informed that preliminary information suggested some tourists from Andhra Pradesh, who had travelled to Vietnam for a vacation, were believed to be involved in the mishap.
Exact details of incident near Phu Quoc island yet to be ascertained; Indian Embassy in Hanoi has set up control rooms