ANI
19 Sep 2021, 15:25 GMT+10
Guiyang [China], September 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll has risen to nine, as of 11 am 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 pm on Saturday in Zangke River in Zangke Township in the city of Liupanshui.
The ship, which had a capacity of 40 people, was overloaded when the accident happened. Authorities have yet to confirm the exact number of passengers who were on board.
On Sunday, so far 40 people were rescued from the river, with 31 in non-life-threatening conditions, and nine died after being rescued. Six others are still missing. Most of the passengers were students.
A total of 17 rescue teams and 50 boats have been dispatched to join the search and rescue operation, and an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway. (ANI/Xinhua)Get a daily dose of Peking Press news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Peking Press.
More InformationPARIS, France: Aircraft delivery delays at Airbus are now expected to stretch into 2028, as the European planemaker continues to grapple...
GRAPEVINE, Texas: GameStop has taken a significant step into the world of cryptocurrencies, revealing this week that it has purchased...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Rising mortgage rates and economic uncertainty are leaving many Americans unsure about whether to buy a home—just...
SAN FRANCISCO, California: Texas is set to become the first major U.S. state to require Apple and Google to verify the age of users...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: After months of steady decline, U.S. consumer confidence saw a significant rebound in May—buoyed in part by a temporary...
NEW YORK, New York - Uncertainty over trade tariffs kept invetsors and tradersv at bay on Friday with the major indices finishing mixed....
BEIJING, China: Six people are still missing and rescue teams continued their search on May 28 after a powerful explosion at a chemical...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: After months of steady decline, U.S. consumer confidence saw a significant rebound in May—buoyed in part by a temporary...
FRANKFURT, Germany: Volvo Cars, based in Sweden, is cutting 3,000 jobs to reduce costs as the automobile industry struggles with trade...
SAO PAULO, Brazil: Amid a surge in electric vehicle (EV) adoption and growing competition in Brazil, Chinese automaker GAC has officially...
BEIJING/TAIPEI: Facing mounting U.S. export restrictions, Nvidia is preparing to launch a new, lower-cost artificial intelligence chip...
BEIJING, China: China's Lenovo reported a steep 64 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit, falling significantly short of analyst expectations...