Toll in China ship tragedy rises to 431
ONLY 14 survivors have been confirmed from the Chinese cruise ship that sank on the Yangtze River as the death toll rises to 431.
SALVAGE and rescue personnel have bowed their heads as ship horns blared in tribute to the victims of China's worst shipping disaster in nearly seven decades, after the death toll reached 431.
THE solemn ceremony was held in remembrance of those who died and are still missing after the Eastern Star cruise ship carrying 456 people capsized in a storm late on Monday on the Yangtze River.
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