BEIJING: According to state media on Monday ( May 5 ), ten people died and 70 were taken to the hospital as a result of strong winds that caused boats carrying tourists to capsize at a picturesque location in southwest China.
84 people were reportedly thrown into the water by the customer boats that flipped on a river in Guizhou province’s Qianxi area on Sunday afternoon, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
According to state media, 10 were useless as of Monday afternoon, 70 were in the hospital, and 4 were uninjured.
The next person reported missing earlier in the morning was discovered by rescuers around noon, but” showed no signs of life,” according to CCTV.
According to state media company Xinhua, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged “all-out work” to be made in the search and rescue operations and the treatment of those injured.
Additionally, the company “understood the importance of strengthening security measures in visitor attractions” and other big public venues.
According to state media, Zhang Guoqing, evil top, was dispatched to the scene to monitor the save efforts.
According to CCTV, an exploration has revealed that the boats were hardly overloaded with people.
The tragedy on Sunday comes just over two weeks after eleven people were killed in a vessel collision in northern China.
19 people were thrown over when a traveler boat struck an commercial vessel in Hunan province.