Capsized river boat leaves 10 dead in southwest China


In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency via AP, rescuers conduct search and rescue at the site of an overturned passenger ship in Liupanshui in southwest China's Guizhou province, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. The boat has left multiple people dead, with several others still missing, according to state media on Sunday.

BEIJING, Sept 20 (AP): A boat that capsized on a river in southwest China has left at least 10 people dead, with another five still missing, according to state media on Sunday (Sept 19).

CCTV said that the ship overturned shortly after it departed Saturday evening in Guizhou Province. Preliminary investigations suggest that the ship was blown over by strong winds.

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