New Delhi [India], July 12 : Foreign Expert, Middle East, Waiel Awwad offered condolences to the victims and the kin of of Vietnam boat-capsize tragedy.
Awwad, in a conversation with ANI, said that after seeing that there are warnings being issued in countries like China, people should avoid going to sea.
"This is a very painful tragedy that happened in the sea, especially at the time when there is a warning that there is a storm that has been happening in the region, and China has evacuated more than 2 million. Indonesia, China, and everybody were affected. I don't understand how these people can go into the sea. There was a warning not to go. Heartfelt condolences to the family who lost their loved one. I believe this is a big tragedy for those people who wanted to celebrate," he said.
An Indian survivor of the boat tragedy near Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island has recounted the horrifying moments when the tourist boat capsized within seconds due to "sudden storm" and said that rescue teams responded swiftly, but medical facilities on the nearby island should have been better and could have helped save lives.
A tourist speedboat carrying 36 people, including 32 Indian tourists, capsized off the coast of Vietnam's Phu Quoc island.
The Indian Embassy in Vietnam later confirmed that all 15 people killed in the accident were Indian tourists.
Speaking with ANI, Nirmal Kumar, one of the survivors of the accident, said the boat was carrying 32 passengers and was going from one island to another when it was struck by rough weather.
"When we were moving from one island to the next island, a sudden storm came, suddenly within a second, the boat was going upside down. We were on the front side and came out by jumping into the sea. Those who were inside got trapped, and since the boat was upside down, they were unable to come outside the boat. We were thirty-two on the boat, but in total, we had one hundred and five people," he said.