2015年12月3日 星期四

Week 4 長江船難

MV Dong Fang Zhi Xing (Chinese东方之星pinyinDōngfāng zhī Xīng; translated as Oriental Star or Eastern Star) was a river cruise ship that operated in the Three Gorges region of inland China. On 1 June 2015, the ship was traveling on the Yangtze River in JianliHubei Province with 454 people on board when it capsized in severe weather and was believed to have been struck by an EF1 tornado.
On June 13, 442 deaths were confirmed with 12 rescued.[3] It is the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in China's history, and the worst since the Taiping sank in 1949 killing over 1,500

2 則留言:

  1. Everyday in the world, there are a great number of disasters. China is a developing country. Artificial contamination or nature disasters never end. But we still have the strength to resolve some problems. But maybe one day in the future, the environment is out off control.

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  2. Well, I just hope the tragedies can disappear in the world forever. Because I don't know why many innocent people have to sacrifice their lives. There lives are all very precious!

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