The passenger boats canceled “on a river in a vacationer attraction” within the metropolis of Qianxi, within the province of Guizhou, stated the Xinhua information company.
The report didn’t instantly provide additional particulars on the kind of attraction or on the circumstances surrounding the accident.
The rescuers had been searching for 14 folks reported dispersed.
The Chinese president Xi Jinping urged “all -round efforts” within the analysis and rescue operations and coverings of those that have been injured, stated Xinhua.
XI “additionally underlined the significance of strengthening safety measures in vacationer points of interest” and different “giant public locations”, stated the company.
Vice premier Zhang Guoqing was despatched to the scene to oversee the rescue efforts.
Sunday’s accident arrives simply over two months after 11 folks had been killed in a ship collision in central China.
The accident within the province of Hunan occurred when a passenger boat hit an industrial ship, throwing 19 folks into the ocean.
