MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Most of the passengers of the Chinese Dongfangzhixing (Eastern Star) ship that sank Monday night in the Yangtze river are senior citizens aged 50 to 80, China’s CCTV channel reported Tuesday.
Local media reports that most of the passengers onboard the ship are between 50 and 80 years old #Yangtzeshipsinks pic.twitter.com/npBgFOuyKg
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) June 2, 2015
Earlier on Tuesday it was reported that the ship travelling from Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, to the south-western city of Chongqing, sank at 9:28 p.m. local time (GMT 13:28) Monday after being caught in a cyclone.
85-year-old woman rescued from the capsized ship, she is in good condition #Yangtzeshipsinks pic.twitter.com/H3jZUKdwQ4
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) 2 июня 2015
The ship had more than 450 people aboard, including 405 passengers, five travel agency workers and 47 crew members. According to Xinhua, only 20 people have been rescued so far.
A body is recovered from #Yangtzeshipsinks, rescuers say capsized boat was found, sounds can be heard from inside pic.twitter.com/SkBL6O2xa9
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) June 2, 2015
Rescue works are hampered by rain and fog.
