Expands the passenger ship capsized along the radius of the Yangtze River to Shanghai Wusong estuary | Yangtze River shipwreck _ news

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(Yangtze River passenger ship capsized) River search for missing persons to extend Shanghai Wusong estuary

New in Jianli, June 6 (reporter Guo Xiaoying Deng Xia)-reporters learned from the afternoon of 6th in the inflow of Yangtze River passenger ship capsized, held a news conference about next, will continue to increase the intensity of the missing persons search in front of the headquarters. Search range has been extended by waters of middle reaches of the Yangtze River to Shanghai Wusong estuary.

Official figures show that as of June 6, at 12 o'clock, 456 passengers "Orient Star" death toll from a passenger liner capsized events has risen from 396, 14 survived, 46 people remain missing.

The morning of June 6, front command again given notice requires wading in the waters along the Yangtze River, port and shipping companies, ships to help search passenger missing persons, immediately after it was discovered the maritime sector.

The night of June 1, proceed from Nanjing to Chongqing passenger ship "star of the Orient" sank in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Hubei Jianli waters. After the incident, the rescue force to search and rescue of the missing passengers, under the water, along the Yangtze River, the ship sustained, large-scale expansion.

Since June 1, the event took place across the river Jianli of Yueyang city, Hunan province launched emergency assistance. As of the evening of June 4, Yueyang city, rescuers were deployed near 6200 visitors, over more than 400 search and rescue vessels, assault boat found 11, 2 people who were rescued, found and salvaged the remains of the victims 9. (End)

(Original title: Yangtze River passenger ship capsized event: along the RADIUS expanded to wusongkou in Shanghai)