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Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Ship carrying more than 450 people sinks in China's Yangtze river

More than 400 people are missing after a Chinese passenger boat sank on the Yangtze river after being hit by what the captain described as a cyclone.
At least 458 people were travelling on the Dongfangzhixing, or Eastern Star, vessel when it went down at around 11pm on Monday night not far from the city of Jingzhou in Hubei province.
Eight people have been rescued Tuesday morning with heavy rain and strong winds hindering the work of emergency teams.

Eastern Star had been travelling from Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, to the south-western city of Chongqing when the incident happened, according to Xinhua, China’s official news agency.
Seven of the survivors swam to shore and alerted authorities of the sinking.
After encountering extreme weather conditions that crew members described as a cyclone the ship “sank quickly”.
Initial reports said there were 405 Chinese passengers, five travel agency employees and 47 crew members on the ship.Most of the passengers were aged between 50 and 80, the Hubei Daily newspaper reported.
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11 comments:

  1. Unknown2 June 2015 at 02:13

    Part of the reasons y I don't enter anything floating on top of water.I can't swim despite taking about 4 swimming lessons.I honestly hope and pray that some of them are still alive.#Godwin

    No shaking

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  2. Unknown2 June 2015 at 03:49

    Precious Lives Lost!! R.I.P
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    .NOTE: Raise Your Words, Not Your Voice. It Is Rain That Grows Flowers, Not Thunder..

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  3. same girl2 June 2015 at 05:09

    So sad! Land, air, water..... All disastrous. Baba God, Na ur hand we dey

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  4. Olusoji2 June 2015 at 05:31

    What a disaster!

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  5. BeeVee2 June 2015 at 06:19

    Sad:(

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  6. Unknown2 June 2015 at 06:23

    So sad.

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  7. Unknown2 June 2015 at 06:27

    MR EDDY said this heat wan kill person o.

    Tragic! I just hope some of them are still alive.
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    ^™THAT EDO BOY.COM~

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  8. Shekeleke2 June 2015 at 06:34

    Chinese products are not reliable..... Am still scared to patronize a Chinese product I prefer made in Aba..... China should be banned from inventing ship -Pst.Chekeleke

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  9. SVC2 June 2015 at 08:01

    So sad and tragic...my heart aches for the families and friends. May God bring them a comfort and peace that surpasses all understanding... IT IS WELL

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  10. Unknown2 June 2015 at 11:06

    a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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    Nothing go ever make me enter ship....
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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