8 killed, 7 missing after passenger ship overturns in China's Guizhou

Source: Xinhua| 2021-09-19 11:40:16|Editor: huaxia
 

Rescuers work at the site where a passenger ship overturned in Zangke Township in the city of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 19, 2021. Eight people were killed, and seven others remained missing as of 8:10 a.m. Sunday after a passenger ship overturned in a river in Guizhou Province, according to local authorities. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

GUIYANG, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed, and seven others remained missing as of 8:10 a.m. Sunday after a passenger ship overturned in a river in southwest China's Guizhou Province, according to local authorities.

The accident happened at 4:50 p.m. on Saturday in Zangke River in Zangke Township in the city of Liupanshui.

As of 8:10 a.m. Sunday, 39 people were rescued from the river, with 31 in non-life-threatening conditions, and eight died after being rescued.

The ship was designed to carry up to 40 people. Authorities are still checking the exact number of onboard passengers.

A rescue operation and an investigation into the cause of the accident are both underway. Enditem

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