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China Puts Ship Disaster Survivors at 12, Says All 442 Bodies Found
Just 12 people survived the Yangtze River cruise ship capsizing in which 442 people perished, state media reported, giving a final toll for the disaster and blaming an earlier miscount of the survivors on confusion between government agencies.
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Final Toll From Sunken China Cruise Ship 442: Report
The death toll from a cruise ship which sank on China's Yangtze river was confirmed as 442 today, state media reported, as the final bodies were found from Communist China's worst shipping disaster.
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Toll in China Ship Tragedy Rises Past 400 as Workers Remember Dead
Salvage and rescue personnel bowed their heads today morning as ship horns blared in tribute to the victims of China's worst shipping disaster in nearly seven decades after the death toll reached 431.
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China Boat Death Toll Exceeds 400, Victims Mourned
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River reached 406 on Sunday, leaving fewer than 40 still missing, as officials and rescuers bowed in mourning towards the battered boat.
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Once Obscure Chinese Town Rallies After Ship Disaster
Since being thrust onto the world stage, residents of a once obscure part of China have rallied round to help those affected by the sinking of a cruise ship, an outpouring of kindness in a country more used to worrying about a decline in public morals.
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Aged Relative Hits Out at Beijing's Handling of Ship Tragedy
An irate relative of two passengers missing aboard a Chinese cruise ship which capsized on the Yangtze River publicly accused the government of treating its people like enemies, as officials struggled to contain public anger over the disaster.
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Death Toll Climbs to 97 as China Rights Capsized Ship
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River climbed to 97 today as authorities righted the battered vessel and turned their efforts to recovering bodies still on board amid simmering anger from distraught families.
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Propaganda Machine in Overdrive for China Shipwreck
All hands on deck: China's propaganda machine has cranked into top gear after a ship disaster, extolling the official response while dousing any public criticism and tightly controlling foreign media.
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Murky Waters, Perilous Currents Complicate China Ship Rescue
The swift flowing and murky brown waters of China's Yangtze River are proving a huge challenge for rescue divers searching room by room in a capsized cruise ship for hundreds of passengers who remain missing.
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Toll From Capsized China Ship Rises to 65, Families Demand Answers
The death toll from a ship that capsized on China's Yangtze River has risen to 65, state television reported on Thursday, but more than 370 people were still missing and families broke through a police cordon to march to the site and demand answers.
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Divers Comb Capsized China Ship, Hopes Fade for Survivors
Rescuers searched a sunken cruise ship in the Yangtze River today for more than 400 missing people, many of them elderly, but hopes of finding more survivors were fading in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years.
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China Puts Ship Disaster Survivors at 12, Says All 442 Bodies Found
Just 12 people survived the Yangtze River cruise ship capsizing in which 442 people perished, state media reported, giving a final toll for the disaster and blaming an earlier miscount of the survivors on confusion between government agencies.
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Final Toll From Sunken China Cruise Ship 442: Report
The death toll from a cruise ship which sank on China's Yangtze river was confirmed as 442 today, state media reported, as the final bodies were found from Communist China's worst shipping disaster.
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Toll in China Ship Tragedy Rises Past 400 as Workers Remember Dead
Salvage and rescue personnel bowed their heads today morning as ship horns blared in tribute to the victims of China's worst shipping disaster in nearly seven decades after the death toll reached 431.
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China Boat Death Toll Exceeds 400, Victims Mourned
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River reached 406 on Sunday, leaving fewer than 40 still missing, as officials and rescuers bowed in mourning towards the battered boat.
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Once Obscure Chinese Town Rallies After Ship Disaster
Since being thrust onto the world stage, residents of a once obscure part of China have rallied round to help those affected by the sinking of a cruise ship, an outpouring of kindness in a country more used to worrying about a decline in public morals.
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Aged Relative Hits Out at Beijing's Handling of Ship Tragedy
An irate relative of two passengers missing aboard a Chinese cruise ship which capsized on the Yangtze River publicly accused the government of treating its people like enemies, as officials struggled to contain public anger over the disaster.
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Death Toll Climbs to 97 as China Rights Capsized Ship
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River climbed to 97 today as authorities righted the battered vessel and turned their efforts to recovering bodies still on board amid simmering anger from distraught families.
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Propaganda Machine in Overdrive for China Shipwreck
All hands on deck: China's propaganda machine has cranked into top gear after a ship disaster, extolling the official response while dousing any public criticism and tightly controlling foreign media.
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Murky Waters, Perilous Currents Complicate China Ship Rescue
The swift flowing and murky brown waters of China's Yangtze River are proving a huge challenge for rescue divers searching room by room in a capsized cruise ship for hundreds of passengers who remain missing.
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Toll From Capsized China Ship Rises to 65, Families Demand Answers
The death toll from a ship that capsized on China's Yangtze River has risen to 65, state television reported on Thursday, but more than 370 people were still missing and families broke through a police cordon to march to the site and demand answers.
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Divers Comb Capsized China Ship, Hopes Fade for Survivors
Rescuers searched a sunken cruise ship in the Yangtze River today for more than 400 missing people, many of them elderly, but hopes of finding more survivors were fading in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years.
