Eight confirmed dead in capsized yacht tragedy carrying former Lao president Choummaly Sayasone in lake near Laos capital Vientiane

Rescuers rush to the site where a yacht capsized in Nam Ngum Lake, some 60 km north of Vientiane, Laos, on April 4, 2021. A yacht capsized in Nam Ngum Lake near Vientiane Sunday morning, causing eight deaths, the state-run Lao News Agency (KPL) reported. - Xinhua

VIENTIANE, April 4 (Xinhua): A yacht capsized in Nam Ngum Lake near the Lao capital Vientiane Sunday morning, causing eight deaths, the state-run Lao News Agency (KPL) reported.

The yacht, carrying 39 people on board overturned at around 9:00 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) on Sunday when caught by a sudden storm hitting the capital area with strong wind, thunder and fairly heavy rain.