The province's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has also asked the tourist site to co-operate with authorities to investigate and deal with the aftermath of the accident.

"The site can only resume operations once meeting safety regulations," the department said.

Following the fatal accident, PM Pham Minh Chinh also requested Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee to intensify flood prevention activities and tighten management on adventure tourism to ensure safety for residents and visitors.

Four South Korean tourists died after being swept away in a flash flood while visiting the Cu Lan Village in Lac Duong District's Lat Commune.

According to Lam Dong Police Department, the tragic accident occurred at around 2 pm on Tuesday afternoon when the four tourists, two males and two females aged between 68-79 were travelling on a UAZ along a stream in the village.

Suddenly, upstream flood waters hit the area and swept away the vehicle. The 29-year-old Vietnamese driver was lucky to swim to shore, but the four Korean tourists inside the vehicle were swept away by the floodwaters.

Rescue forces were immediately sent to look for the missing tourists and they found two bodies some four kilometres from the site at 3.10 pm. Two other bodies of the tourists were found a kilometre away at 4.30 pm.

Lam Dong Province has seen heavy rains over the past three days. It was not raining in Lat Commune at the time of the accident, local authorities said.

Lying some 20 km from Dalat City, Cu Lan Village is a famous tourist destination which attracts visitors with its natural beauty of forests and streams.

Source: Dtinews