This article is from the source 'nytimes' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/world/asia/yangtze-ship-death-toll-rises-with-recovery-of-more-bodies.html

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Recovery of Bodies Brings Confirmed Toll in Yangtze Sinking to 434 Recovery of Bodies Brings Confirmed Toll in Yangtze Sinking to 434
(about 1 hour later)
HONG KONG — The confirmed death toll from the capsizing last week of a Yangtze River cruise ship rose to 434 on Monday morning as crews recovered more bodies, according to China’s state-run news agency, Xinhua.HONG KONG — The confirmed death toll from the capsizing last week of a Yangtze River cruise ship rose to 434 on Monday morning as crews recovered more bodies, according to China’s state-run news agency, Xinhua.
Of the 456 people said to have been aboard the Oriental Star, only 14 have been found alive. Eight people remain missing, Xinhua reported. Of the 456 people said to have been aboard the vessel, the Oriental Star, only 14 have been found alive. Eight people remain missing, Xinhua reported.
On Monday, two of the survivors were released from the hospital. A third, 65-year-old Zhu Hongmei, dramatically rescued by divers from underneath the hull of the overturned vessel more than 12 hours after it capsized on June 1 during a storm, will be released soon, the agency said.On Monday, two of the survivors were released from the hospital. A third, 65-year-old Zhu Hongmei, dramatically rescued by divers from underneath the hull of the overturned vessel more than 12 hours after it capsized on June 1 during a storm, will be released soon, the agency said.
The Oriental Star was righted on Friday, facilitating the recovery of the bodies inside. It was not clear whether the eight remaining missing people might have fallen overboard. If so, they might have drifted far from the ship. Some of the survivors were pulled out of the water miles downstream from where the Oriental Star capsized on a stretch of the river in Hubei Province, in central China. One of them, Yu Zhengwei, was found lying on the riverbank 12.4 miles downriver, the official Hubei Daily reported on Monday. The Oriental Star was righted on Friday, helping the recovery of the bodies inside. It was not clear whether the eight remaining missing people might have fallen overboard. If so, they might have drifted far from the ship.
China Central Television reported Monday on one of its social media accounts that the first cremation of a victim had taken place. Identities are being verified with DNA testing, the report said. Some of the survivors were pulled out of the water miles downstream from where the Oriental Star capsized on a stretch of the river in the central Chinese province of Hubei. One of them, Yu Zhengwei, was found lying on the riverbank more than 12 miles downriver, the official Hubei Daily reported on Monday.
China Central Television reported on Monday on one of its social media accounts that the first cremation of a victim had taken place. Identities are being verified with DNA testing, the report said.