Ten people were killed and five people were missing as a passenger ship overturned in southwest China's Guizhou Province, authorities announced on Sunday.
Local authorities reported that the overturned passenger ship in southwest China's Guizhou Province has risen to 10, local authorities told China Media Group.
The accident happened at 4:50 p.m. on Saturday in the Zangke River in Zangke Township, Liupanshui City. As of 8:10 a.m., 39 people were rescued from the river.
About eight people have died since then, and the remaining 31 are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The ship was designed to carry up to 40 people. Authorities are still checking the exact number of passengers on board at the time of the accident.
Meantime, a rescue operation and an investigation into the cause of the accident are underway.
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