This photo taken by a cellphone on May 24, 2019 shows rescuers working in a river in Zhenfeng County, Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qianxinan in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Six people have been confirmed dead and 12 others remained missing after a boat capsized on the river Thursday afternoon, according to local authorities Friday. The vessel had 29 people on board when it capsized at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on the Beipan River. (Xinhua/Shi Qiangui)
GUIYANG, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Six people have been confirmed dead and 12 others remained missing after a boat capsized on a river in southwest China's Guizhou Province Thursday afternoon, according to local authorities Friday.
Rescuers composed of police, emergency response officers, people from the transport and health departments in Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qianxinan are searching for the missing, and trying to lift up the capsized boat.
The vessel had 29 people on board when it capsized at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on the Beipan River. Eleven of them have been rescued.
