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68 feared dead in Sichuan ferry sinking
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-09-30 15:54
As many as 68 people are feared dead after an overloaded ferry capsized and
sank on the Jialing River in southwestern China earlier this week, the
government said Thursday.
Local residents
gather along the river where the "Chuanpengke 29" capsized Monday in
Sichuan Province. [newsphoto] |
Rescuers have found 30 bodies and an additional 38 people were still missing
three days after the ferry sank early Monday, the Xinhua News Agency reported,
citing local officials.
On Tuesday, Xinhua said 67 people had been rescued immediately after the
ferry sank.
Investigators have blamed the disaster on overcrowding aboard the ferry,
which was licensed to carry 80 passengers but had 132 aboard, according to the
government.
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