tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post4752907965018267067..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Ship carrying 458 people sinks in Yangtze River antixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-73619424283087541132015-06-02T09:30:08.271+03:002015-06-02T09:30:08.271+03:00Hundreds missing as China ship sinks...
Five peop...Hundreds missing as China ship sinks...<br /><br />Five people are dead and hundreds are missing after a ship carrying more than 450 people capsized on the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province.<br /><br />The ship is floating upside down in a wide stretch of river - state media said rescuers tapping the hull had heard calls for help from inside.<br /><br />The boat, the Eastern Star, reportedly sent no emergency signal.<br /><br />Media reports say the alarm was raised by several people who had swum to shore and alerted the police.<br /><br />Only about 12 people have been rescued so far, and some with minor injuries have been taken to hospital, said state media. Rescue work has been hampered by strong winds and heavy rain.<br /><br />The BBC's Jo Floto in Beijing says that China has not seen a disaster on such a scale for a long time.<br /><br />The government has exerted huge control over information coming out from the scene, with local journalists stopped from getting close to the scene, he adds.<br />BBCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com