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Death toll from Anhui shipwreck rises to 20
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-16 06:44 HEFEI: The death toll from a shipwreck on the Tongling section of the Yangtze River in east China's Anhui Province has risen to 20, local government said Tuesday. Twenty people from the boat, which had 40 people on board, were rescued after it suddenly capsized last Tuesday and threw all its passengers into the river. The last remaining body of the victims was recovered Sunday, said a Tongling government official in charge of investigations into the accident.
The boat capsized as it was about to reach the island and passengers gathered in the front section. The local civil affairs department has issued 5,000 yuan (US$732) to families of the dead as an emergency allowance. Local charity organizations are also raising money for the families. Each family is expected to receive 100,000 yuan. |
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