More than more than 1200 families of the passengers arrived at the inflow of the wreck involving 279 passengers of the Orient | stars _ news
Ministry of communications held press conferences in the morning: wreck oil leak area rescued 14 people-victims of the events had confirmed 97 people
5th at 11 o'clock at the press conference, Xu Chengguang, spokesman of the Ministry said that as at 5th 10:20, "star of the East" capsized victims had confirmed 97 people, rescued survivors still at 14.
Xu Chengguang said wreck oil leak area, has now laid linoleum in the vicinity and will take a variety of measures, make oil cleanup work.
Site search and rescue helicopter at low altitude
Xu Chengguang said last night, is strengthening fishing very difficult phase, strengthening the fishing operation in the process of implementing, and 50 divers were divided into 3 groups work through the night.
Ma Xin, Deputy Director of the General staff operation Department Emergency Office introduction, site arrangements for low altitude search and rescue helicopters, to search for water, land and air search and rescue.
He introduced yesterday, rescue operations transferred to the passenger ship hull strengthening, continue to search and rescue persons in distress phase. From the Guangzhou military area command of additional engineering and pontoon bridge to join the development of search and rescue operations. As of this morning, at the scene, the military and armed police forces in total 3424 people, militia and reserve 1745, 1 air force helicopter, boat 149, 59 units of construction machinery, on the water, under the water, land and air go into action. In task Division aspects, Navy of divers is responsible for hull around waters, and water and water Xia of search-and-rescue action; Guangzhou military except hull around waters of search-and-rescue yiwai, in ship Shang, and water, and water Xia search-and-rescue and medical protection and epidemic prevention task; air force helicopter is responsible for incident site to downstream 30 km River of low search-and-rescue; armed police forces is responsible for personnel of land transit, road Rob pass, and maintenance site order, task.
Ensure the dignity of the deceased
June 4 late, Xu Chengguang said, search-and-rescue command center in shortest time within search survivors, and maximum guarantee died who dignity, and most fast speed completed wreck salvage work of principles, based on recently search results and using life detector detection of results, no continues to found life signs, according to experts integrated research analysis, hull within again has survived who of hope increasingly slim, General judge no survived may, so can implemented fuzheng.
More than more than 1200 families arrived in Jianli County
This morning, the sinking of the Working Group will organize the families of the passengers in front of Nanjing, blood, DNA, ready for the next step.
According to reports, over more than 400 passengers on a passenger ship involved in Jiangsu, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian and Anhui in 8 provinces, each province sent a working group led by provincial leaders to do family-related work. As of yesterday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, over a total of more than 1200 families arrived in Jianli County, involving 279 passengers.
This version of text/integrated CCTV, Xinhua News Agency reported
?? this morning, "star of the East" strengthening after the oil spill in the River, staff in the use of oil-absorbing carpet suction
? Strengthening field install 500 metres by 400 metres downstream barrier, floating crane on hull strengthening at the same time, rescuers began to salvage the floats
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