Chiny.Do 65 has increased the number of victims of the sinking of the ship on the Yangtze River – Gazeta.pl

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According to TV on Thursday morning, rescuers got to the hull of the overturned unit, but found there only fatalities. They hope to find live people in other parts of the unit. The search action on the changes involved virtually around the clock more than 200 divers.

Previously we reported that 14 people survived the crash, some of them the same managed to swim to shore, and three were excavated from the ship by lifeguards. Believed to be missing, however, most of the people on board. Among them were many tourists in old age, taking part in a cruise on the Yangtze River. CCTV reported that most passengers have from 50 to 80 years.

The city flowed from Nanjing to Chongqing in the central part of China.

We still do not know why, despite very bad weather did not interrupt the cruise ship and docked at the nearby port. Satellite images also shows that approx. H. 21.20 local time on 10 minutes before the crash, the ship unaccountably made a sudden turn.

Among the survivors is the captain and chief engineer. Both were detained. Xinhua quoted their relationship, which shows that the cause of the crash was the cyclone and the ship sank in just two minutes.

According to the media this may be the most tragic catastrophe ship in China for nearly 70 years. (PAP)