A jeep carrying four Korean tourists is swept away by flash flood on October 24. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi – Drastic measures must be taken to deal with the jeep rollover incident caused by flash floods in Lac Duong district, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, on October 24, with four tourists from the Republic of Korea killed and a Vietnamese driver injured, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested.

In his dispatch to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, the Government leader offered condolences to the bereaved families and ordered relevant authorities to sharpen focus on settling the consequences of the incident and identifying responsibilities of the sides involved.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is asked to join hands with the People’s Committee of Lam Dong province, the Korean Embassy, and others deal with related issues, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ordered to give timely directions to localities regarding measures to ensure security and safety for tourists, and the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control tasked to keep a close watch on weather developments and direct localities to carry out measures in response to natural disasters.

The Korean tourists experiencing the jeep service across a stream at Cu Lan village tourist area died as the vehicle was swept away by flash floods.

Local rescue forces found the bodies of three tourists at 16:30 on October 24, around 2 kilometres from the place that the jeep was swept away.

The driver and the other tourist were able to get out of the jeep; however, only the driver survived the tragedy as the tourist died on the way to the hospital.