At least 27 killed after Vietnam tourist boat capsizes in Halong Bay

Most of the tourists were from the capital, Hanoi, local newspaper VnExpress reported. There was no official announcement on the nationality of the tourists as emergency crews kept looking for survivors.

Rescue teams found 11 survivors and recovered 27 bodies, eight of them children, the state-run Vietnam News Agency said, citing local authorities.

Halong Bay, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) northeast of Hanoi, attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year. Boat tours are hugely popular.