BEIJING – Three people died and 60 others were hospitalised after two boats carrying tourists capsized in south-western China on May 4, according to state media.
Around 70 people fell into the water when the two passenger boats overturned on a river in Qianxi city, Guizhou province, Xinhua news agency said, citing local authorities.
Rescue workers were searching for 14 people still missing on May 4 evening.
China’s leader Xi Jinping urged “all-out efforts” in the search and rescue operations and treatment of those injured, Xinhua said.
May 4’s incident comes just over two months after 11 people were killed in a boat collision in central China.
The collision in Hunan province occurred when a passenger boat struck an industrial vessel, throwing 19 people overboard. AFP
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