The shipwreck in Xishuangbanna is of Burmese nationality.
Beijing News (Reporter Liu Ruiming Wu Rongkui) On the afternoon of June 25, a reporter from the Beijing News learned from Xishuangbanna officials that the vessel that sank this morning contained 27 people. At present, 17 people have been searched and rescued, and 9 people are still missing. 1 person died. The rescued persons were all Chinese nationals, with no physical problems, and the scene was still being searched and rescued. Whether the ship in question is a stowaway ship is still being verified.
The Propaganda Department of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee issued a notice at 15:31 today. After full search and rescue, 27 people who fell into the water during the shipwreck in the Lancang River waters of Xishuangbanna this morning have successfully searched and rescued 17 people ashore. The sunken ship is a Burmese vessel.
The above-mentioned notice mentioned that as of 12:00 noon on the 25th, a total of 16 search and rescue vessels were invested, and 394 people were put into search and rescue forces such as public security, fire fighting, and cadres and the masses. At present, relevant search and rescue and accident investigations are in progress.
On June 25, the head of the Propaganda Department of the Jinghong Municipal Party Committee in Yunnan told the Beijing News that as of 15 o'clock today, 17 people have been searched and rescued, 9 missing and 1 dead. The vessel in question is of Burmese nationality. Whether it is a stowaway vessel is still being verified. The local public security department at the two levels of the city has intervened in the investigation.