Four South Korean tourists lost their lives when their jeep was swept away by rising floodwaters near Da Lat in Vietnam .
The incident occurred as they were traveling with a Vietnamese driver in the Cu Lan Village Tourist Area . Two of the tourists’ bodies were recovered 4 kilometers from where the jeep was swept away, while the other two were found later. The driver survived with minor injuries.
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Local officials attributed the sudden rise in water to flows from upstream, despite light rainfall. This area is a popular tourist spot known for jeep rides through shallow jungle streams. Heavy rains had affected many parts of Lam Dong province in the preceding days.