Sunken ships claim at least 42
By Hou Liqiang in Beijing and Ma Zhenhuan in Hangzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2018-07-09 07:32
Two Chinese teams join in search efforts off Thailand's Phuket island
Two Chinese rescue teams arrived at Thailand's resort island of Phuket on Saturday to help search for the 14 people who remain missing after two shipwrecks on Thursday that killed at least 42 in a storm off the island.
Forty-one of the victims have been confirmed as Chinese nationals, including 13 children, 10 men and 18 women, Xinhua reported.
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