|
CHINA> Regional
![]() |
|
Death toll from Anhui shipwreck rises to 20
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-16 06:44 HEFEI: The death toll from a shipwreck on the Tongling section of the Yangtze River in east China's Anhui Province has risen to 20, local government said Tuesday. Twenty people from the boat, which had 40 people on board, were rescued after it suddenly capsized last Tuesday and threw all its passengers into the river. The last remaining body of the victims was recovered Sunday, said a Tongling government official in charge of investigations into the accident.
The boat capsized as it was about to reach the island and passengers gathered in the front section. The local civil affairs department has issued 5,000 yuan (US$732) to families of the dead as an emergency allowance. Local charity organizations are also raising money for the families. Each family is expected to receive 100,000 yuan. |
正蓝旗| 施甸县| 南木林县| 昌图县| 龙井市| 禄劝| 平凉市| 平武县| 大冶市| 佳木斯市| 左云县| 乐山市| 丰城市| 石泉县| 淮滨县| 兰坪| 乐至县| 安溪县| 安多县| 牡丹江市| 湟中县| 榆树市| 丹巴县| 土默特右旗| 广西| 上蔡县| 江孜县| 平顺县| 三门峡市| 家居| 遂平县| 元阳县| 鹿泉市| 浦城县| 龙山县| 红原县| 高阳县| 太和县| 开平市| 宜宾市| 禄丰县|