Five missing after cargo vessel capsizes on Yangtze River

Source: Xinhua| 2018-12-09 13:26:31|Editor: Yang Yi
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CHONGQING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are searching for five crew members who went missing after their freighter capsized in a section of the Yangtze River near Wanzhou, Chongqing Municipality, Saturday evening.

The accident occurred at about 7 p.m. Saturday. The Yangtze Waterway Bureau and the municipal maritime safety department have sent a team to site of the accident to help with the search and rescue efforts.

Cause of the accident is under investigation.

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