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Ferry sinks, killing at least 12
By Qin Jize (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-09-24 01:17
A relative of a victim cries by
their family member's body Thursday after a river ferry capsized Thursday
in Linyi County, North China's Shanxi Province, when carrying 65 local
villagers to flooded land to pick cotton. Twelve villagers were confirmed
dead, 17 survived and the rest are still missing. [newsphoto] |
Local villagers identify a
victim's body by the river where a ship overturn killed at least 12 people
Thursday in Shanxi Proince. [newsphoto] |
A rescue ship tries to locate
survivors after a river ferry capsized Thursday in Linyi County, North
China's Shanxi Province. [newsphoto] |
17 out of the 65 passengers aboard
the ferry were rescued. [newsphoto] | Twelve
people were killed and 36 others are missing after a river ferry capsized
Thursday in Linyi County, North China's Shanxi Province.
The ferry was carrying 65 passengers -- all local villagers bound for flooded
land along the Yellow River to pick cotton around 8 am Thursday.
Sources with the local government said 12 bodies have been found and some 36
others are still unaccounted for.
Seventeen people were rescued successfully, some of them were able to swim to
safety.
No further details are available at the moment. The local government has been
going from village to village to identify the victims and check who may be
missing.
Police said the accident was probably caused by overloading, adding that
further investigations are under way.
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