Monday, June 8, 2015

China ship capsize: death toll climbs to 434 - The Times of India

China ship capsize: death toll climbs to 434 - The Times of India: "BEIJING: The death toll in the ship capsize in Yangtze river, China's worst shipping disaster in 70 years, rose to 434 after two more bodies were found on Monday.

The bodies of two victims were recovered from the river this morning with just eight of the 456 people on board the ill-fated vessel unaccounted for now, according to the rescue headquarters in Jianli, where the ship sank.

The death toll in the tragedy had risen to 431 last evening and one body was recovered in the night.

14 people have been found alive so far. The Eastern Star cruise ship, carrying 456 people, was on an 11-day trip when it was overturned by a tornado in Asia's longest Yangtze River last Monday. "



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