Amaravati, July 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh minister Kollu Ravindra on Sunday consoled the family of Gelli Jayalakshmi (50), who was one of the three persons from the state who died in a boat capsize in Vietnam on Saturday.

Jayalakshmi’s husband, Gelli Kishore, was injured and was admitted to a hospital in Vietnam.

The minister visited their residence in Vijayawada. He met their children and assured them that Kishore is receiving the best medical treatment in Vietnam.

He also spoke over the phone with the family members who had gone to Vietnam to assist Kishore, inquiring about the medical services being provided. He stated that officials informed him that Jayalakshmi’s mortal remains would arrive in Vijayawada by Monday evening and would be handed over to the family on Tuesday.

He assured the bereaved family that the government would stand by them in every possible way. Minister Kollu Ravindra further assured them that Minister Nara Lokesh spoke to the Indian Embassy regarding the incident and that the government would provide full support.

Three persons from Andhra Pradesh were among 15 Indians who died in the accident that occurred during a leisure trip organised by a mobile phone company for the families of its cell phone distributors from India.

One of the tourist boats carrying the group met with an accident near Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam.

The boat was carrying 32 passengers, of whom 15 lost their lives.

Two other deceased from Andhra Pradesh were identified as Mudiam Sreedhar (50) of Kadapa and Ravi Teja of Hindupur in Sri Sathya Sai district.

The state government said that all Telugu tourists stranded at Phu Quoc Island following the boat tragedy on Saturday have safely reached Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi.

They will depart Hanoi at 7:05 p.m. (local time) by Vietnam Airlines and are expected to reach Hyderabad on Sunday night.

The Embassy of India, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh Bhavan, New Delhi, continue to provide round-the-clock consular, logistical, and repatriation assistance.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday reviewed the assistance being provided to the victims of the Vietnam boat accident with officials.

According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), he directed officials to make swift arrangements to bring the victims back to their hometowns.

Meanwhile, the Indian embassy in Vietnam said on Sunday that the mortal remains of the 15 Indian nationals who tragically passed away in Saturday’s boat accident are being transported to Ho Chi Minh City and will reach there by this evening.

After completion of formalities at Ho Chi Minh, the mortal remains would be transported to India at the earliest. The Embassy and the Consulate teams are closely coordinating with the Vietnamese authorities, who have assured all assistance for the earliest transportation of the mortal remains to India, the embassy said in a post on X.

–IANS

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