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26 people feared dead in China bus, ship accidents

By Associated Press

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LAST UPDATED: 08:47 a.m. HST, Mar 18, 2013



BEIJING » State news reports say 26 people are feared dead in a bus crash and ship sinking in China.

The official Xinhua News Agency says 13 domestic tourists were killed and 15 others injured when a bus ran off a road and plunged into a ravine in the southwestern province of Yunnan during a rainstorm on Monday.

Separately, it says rescuers are still searching for 13 people missing and feared dead after their container ship sank in the Bohai Gulf off the coast of northeastern China on Monday. It says only one of the ship's 14 crew members has been rescued.






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oxtail01 wrote:
Why is this news? Probably thousands die in China EVERY DAY, many from being exposed to poisons, dangerous work conditions, malnutrition, etc...... Why not concentrate on reporting the real crimes of corruption and human exploitation in China and not this piece of cheap carp reporting.
on March 18,2013 | 09:12AM
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