Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Dozens die after boat capsizes At least 28 dead from riding boat allowed to carry just two Wednesday, March 15, 2006; Posted: 11:45 p.m. EST (04:45 GMT) BEIJING, China (AP) -- At least 28 people drowned when a farmer's overloaded boat capsized while ferrying passengers from a fair in southwest China, state television reported Thursday. The boat was registered to carry only two passengers at a time and was being used illegally to ferry people across a river in Sichuan province's Yuechi County when it sank on Wednesday, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Ten people were rescued and 28 bodies were recovered, a state television news report said, up from original reports on Wednesday of six bodies recovered. Rescuers were uncertain how many people were aboard when the boat sank, Xinhua said. It said children and elderly people were among those killed, but gave no specifics. The river, which runs through the county's Youxi town, is about 20 meters (65 feet) wide and three meters (10 feet) deep, Xinhua said. A news photo showed the boat was a simple metal hull with no seats. Officials at the county and town level reached by telephone refused to talk to a reporter about the incident. One man who answered the phone at the Youxi police department said he had been instructed not to talk to the press and hung up. The cause of the accident was under investigation, Xinhua said. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/15/china.boat.capsize.ap/index.html Dasha: Me/Sa/Ke/Ke/Sa satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? -- Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.3/281 - Release 14.03.2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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