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Three dead, 60 hurt as China boats capsize

By AFP
May 05, 2025
People carry out search and rescue operation at the site where two passenger boats capsized in Qianxi City, southwest Chinas Guizhou Province, May 4, 2025 — Xinhua
People carry out search and rescue operation at the site where two passenger boats capsized in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 4, 2025 — Xinhua

BEIJING: Three people died, 14 others remained missing and 60 were hospitalised after two boats carrying tourists capsized on Sunday in southwestern China, according to state media.

The passenger boats overturned “on a river in a tourist attraction” in Qianxi city, Guizhou province, Xinhua news agency said. The report did not immediately offer further details about the type of attraction or the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Rescue workers were searching for 14 people reported missing. Chinese President Xi Jinping urged “all-out efforts” in the search and rescue operations and treatment of those injured, Xinhua said.