Amaravati, July 11 -- Andhra Pradesh Minister Kondapalli Srinivas on Saturday expressed deep grief over a tragic boat accident in Vietnam involving Indian tourists, noting that approximately 15 to 16 Indians are feared to have lost their lives in the incident, including three confirmed dead from the state and one currently admitted in the hospital.

Speaking about the tragedy, the Minister stated that a large group of Indians was visiting Vietnam.

"A very sad incident happened in Vietnam. A lot of people from India traveled on a tourism trip to Vietnam, sponsored by one of the mobile trading companies. They happened to go to an island where, due to bad weather and a subsequent mechanical issue in the boat, an accident occurred," Srinivas...