Ferry Sinks on Yangtze; 23 Dead or Missing
From Times Wire Reports
A ferry collided with a barge and sank on the Yangtze River in central China, leaving 23 people dead or missing, officials and state media said.
The ferry had 35 people aboard, including students returning from vacation, when it collided with the barge in heavy fog near the town of Fuling, the official New China News Agency reported.
A dozen people were rescued, the agency said. Authorities recovered three bodies, said Ye Youbing, deputy director of the Fuling Maritime Bureau.
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