Five missing after cargo vessel capsizes on Yangtze River

CHONGQING -- Rescuers are searching for five crew members who went missing after their freighter capsized in a section of the Yangtze River near Wanzhou, Chongqing Municipality on Saturday evening.

The accident occurred at about 7 pm Saturday. The Yangtze Waterway Bureau and the municipal maritime safety department have sent a team to site of the accident to help with the search and rescue efforts.

Cause of the accident is under investigation.