The embassy said the bodies will be flown from Ho Chi Minh City to Mumbai on a Vietnam Airlines flight, after which the respective state governments will coordinate with the victims' families for transportation to their hometowns

Thousands of commuters returning to Virar, Vasai and Nalasopara endured a night-long ordeal after heavy monsoon rains disrupted Western Railway services and flooded roads. Many walked along railway tracks, paid steep fares for tractor rides or remained stranded inside overcrowded trains