China cruise ship tragedy killed 442 ppl was caused by freak weather: official probe
146 views · Published 30 December 2015 · 2:18 · Indexed 18 October 2026
Channel: People's Daily, China 人民日报 · 2015 · News & Politics
It was heavy storms during freak weather that caused a cruise ship on the Yangtze River to capsize in June, killing 442 people, an official investigation has declared. The cruise ship Eastern Star encountered the squall line during a trip from Nanjing to Chongqing on the night of June 1, and a downburst, instead of a tornado as reported previously, produced strong winds that overturned the vessel, the report showed. Video made by CNTV, via the Paper
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