Chinese tourist dead, three hurt as boat capsizes in Boracay resort in Philippines


The popular Boracay resort, famous for powdery white sand, shallow azure water and spectacular sunsets, is a favourite beach destination of Chinese tourists holidaying in the Philippines. A Chinese tourist was drowned and three others were injured when their motorboat overturned on Tuesday (Jan 21). - Xinhua/ANN

MANILA: A Chinese tourist was drowned and three others were injured when their motorboat overturned on Tuesday (Jan 21) after being buffeted by strong winds in the central Philippines, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines confirmed.

The Chinese Embassy said the accident happened at around 11am local time in the waters of Boracay island resort in Aklan province in the central Philippines.

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