After strong winds slammed boats carrying tourists capsized at a picturesque spot in southwest China, nine people have died and 70 have been taken to the hospital, according to state media on Monday ( May 5 ).
According to state broadcaster Video, the passenger ships overturned on a river in Qianxi area, Guizhou province, sending 84 persons into the water.
According to state advertising, nine people had died, 70 had been hospitalized, and four had not, as of Monday night. One is still missing.
According to state media firm 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, Xi “understood the importance of strengthening security measures in tourist attractions” and another “large open venues,” according to the organization.
Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing was dispatched to the field to handle the recovery efforts, according to state advertising.
According to CCTV, an research has revealed that the boats were hardly overloaded with people.
The incident on Sunday comes just over two decades after 11 people were killed in a vessel accident in central and central China.
A traveler boat struck an commercial vessel, which caused the accident in Hunan province, sending 19 people over.