February 17, 2011 11:54 AM

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Vietnam: At least six died

In Vietnam, police say at least six people died when a tourists boat sank in Halong Bay, east of the capital Hanoi. Nineteen foreign tourists were on board. Nine foreign tourists and six Vietnamese were rescue. Rescue efforts are still underway to locate the missing. The boat was touring in the picturesque Unesco World Heritage Site in Quang Ninh province when it went down. Halong Bay, whose name translates as Descending Dragon Bay, is renowned for its limestone karsts and isles.

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