Across China: Guangdong

Balloon crash probe urged

The consul-general of the Netherlands in Guangzhou said yesterday he hoped the Chinese government would establish the cause of a balloon crash that killed two Dutch couples on Wednesday. He also urged that the bodies be sent home as soon as possible.

The consulate in the southern city of Guangzhou sent the deputy consul-general and a Chinese staff member to Guilin city in the neighboring Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region right after the accident, the consul-general Antonius L.M. Van Zeeland said.