Hyderabad, July 11 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday directed officials to coordinate with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Indian Embassy in Vietnam to expedite relief measures following a boat accident.

Vietnamese authorities have confirmed 15 fatalities--13 men and 2 women--all Indian tourists, said Arja Srikanth, Special Commissioner, AP Bhavan, New Delhi. He confirmed that demise of two Andhra Pradesh residents - Gelli Jayalakshmi from Machilipatnam and Mudium Sridhat from Kadapa.

At least 15 people, including Indian tourists, were killed after a speedboat carrying 36 people capsized near Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island on Saturday, according to Vietnamese newspaper VN Express.

According to the Telang...