Overview
- The death toll from the Wujiang River boat capsizes has risen to ten, with the body of the last missing passenger recovered Monday afternoon.
- A total of 84 people were thrown into the river, with 70 survivors hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries and four remaining unharmed.
- Emergency services deployed nearly 500 personnel, including police, firefighters, and rescue teams, to conduct recovery and rescue operations.
- Preliminary investigations indicate the boats were not overloaded, shifting scrutiny toward weather forecasting and real-time safety measures.
- The incident occurred during China's May Day holiday, a busy travel period when sudden storms are a known risk in scenic waterways such as the Wujiang River.