Eight Dead, 7 Missing in China After Passenger Ship Capsizes

07:33 GMT, 19 September 2021
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BEIJING (Sputnik) - A passenger ship capsized on a river in China's southwestern province of Guizhou, killing eight people while seven more are reported missing, the government of the city of Liupanshui said on Saturday.
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The incident occurred on Saturday at 4:50 pm local time (8:50 GMT), when a ship designed to carry 40 people capsized on Zangke River, local authorities said in a statement.
As of 08:10 am on Sunday, 31 people were rescued and 8 bodies were found in the water.
The search and rescue operation continues, and local law enforcement agencies are investigating the causes of the incident.
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