Children rescued as boat overturns off Yunnan
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September 3, 2012, Monday
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VILLAGERS in southwest China's Yunnan Province rescued eight Myanmar people near the China-Myanmar border after a ship overturned in the Lancang-Mekong River yesterday, said local port authorities.
Shortly after noon, the Myanmar-registered ship capsized just 10 meters from a Myanmar village port about 5 kilometers from Mengla County of Yunnan's Xishuangbanna prefecture, according to the county's port bureau.
There were about 25 people, mostly Myanmar pupils who study in a school in Mengla's Guanlei Village, on board when the accident happened.
Guanlei villagers quickly launched rescue efforts using two ships. Of the eight rescued people, one was an adult and the other seven children.
Last night, search and rescue operations were continuing for the other people missing in the water.
Shortly after noon, the Myanmar-registered ship capsized just 10 meters from a Myanmar village port about 5 kilometers from Mengla County of Yunnan's Xishuangbanna prefecture, according to the county's port bureau.
There were about 25 people, mostly Myanmar pupils who study in a school in Mengla's Guanlei Village, on board when the accident happened.
Guanlei villagers quickly launched rescue efforts using two ships. Of the eight rescued people, one was an adult and the other seven children.
Last night, search and rescue operations were continuing for the other people missing in the water.
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