中国湖北省荊州市の長江で456人乗りの客船が転覆した事故で、中国政府は6月3日夜、転覆した客船「東方之星」の船底に穴を空ける作業に入った。事故の発生から2日間が経過し、生存者の救出が険しさを増している。朝日新聞デジタルなどが報じた。
テレ朝newsによると、これまでに救出されたのは14人。死亡が確認されたのは29人で、依然として400人以上が行方不明。多くが船内に閉じ込められているとみられる。政府は救助の主力を潜水士に担わせてきたが、大雨が続いて川の流れが速く、潜水士での捜索は困難と判断した模様だ。
長江で客船転覆
Ship Carrying 458 People Sinks In Yangtze River In Jingzhou(01 of08)
JINGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 02: (CHINA OUT) Rescuers search for survivors from the capsized ship Dongfangzhixing in the Yangtze River on June 2, 2015 in Jingzhou, China. A passenger ship named Dongfangzhixing (Eastern Star) carrying 458 people, including 406 Chinese passengers, 5 travel agency workers and 47 crew members aboard, according to the administration, sank at around 9:28 p.m. on Monday in the Jianli (Hubei Province) section of the Yangtze River. According to officials 15 people have been rescued with hundreds still missing. The captain and the chief engineer both survived and claimed that the ship sank quickly after being caught in a cyclone. Chinese President Xijinping has ordered a work team of the State Council to rush to the site to guide search and rescue work and rescue teams of Hubei, Chongqing and relevant parties to carry out all-search efforts and properly handle the aftermath. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
China Boat Sinks(02 of08)
Chinese soldiers stand as rescuers conduct a search and rescue operation on the capsized ship, center, on the Yangtze River in central China\'s Hubei province Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Hopes dimmed Wednesday for rescuing more than 400 people still trapped in a capsized river cruise ship that overturned in stormy weather, as hundreds of rescuers searched the Yangtze River site in what could become the deadliest Chinese maritime accident in decades. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
China Boat Sinks(03 of08)
Chinese soldiers stand near a wrapped body as rescuers work on the capsized ship, center, on the Yangtze River in central China\'s Hubei province Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Hopes dimmed Wednesday for rescuing more than 400 people still trapped in the capsized river cruise ship that overturned in stormy weather, as hundreds of rescuers searched the Yangtze River site in what could become the deadliest Chinese maritime accident in decades. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
China Boat Sinks(04 of08)
Rescuers work on the capsized ship, center, on the Yangtze River in China\'s Hubei province, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. The capsizing late Monday of the multi-decked Eastern Star in the Yangtze River in southern China is on track to become the country\'s deadliest maritime disaster in seven decades. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
China Boat Sinks(05 of08)
Rescuers conduct search and rescue operations near the capsized ship, center, on the Yangtze River in central China\'s Hubei province Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Hopes dimmed Wednesday for rescuing more than 400 people still trapped in a capsized river cruise ship that overturned in stormy weather, as hundreds of rescuers searched the Yangtze River site in what could become the deadliest Chinese maritime accident in decades. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
CHINA-YANGTZE-ACCIDENT-SHIP(06 of08)
Rescue personnel transport remains of victims who were travelling on the capsized passenger ship Dongfangzhixing or \'Eastern Star\' in the Yangtze river at Jianli in China\'s Hubei province on June 3, 2015. Relatives of more than 400 people missing after a cruise ship capsized on China\'s Yangtze river were hoping for a \'miracle\' on June 3, as authorities said they were racing against time to find any survivors. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
China Boat Sinks(07 of08)
Chinese paramilitary policemen block a road leading to the site of a capsized cruise ship in Jianli in central China\'s Hubei province, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Hopes dimmed Wednesday for rescuing more than 400 people still trapped in a capsized river cruise ship that overturned in stormy weather, as hundreds of rescuers searched the Yangtze River site in what could become the deadliest Chinese maritime accident in decades. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
China Boat Sinks(08 of08)
Villagers watch as Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard on a road to prevent people from getting near rescue efforts for the capsized ship on the Yangtze River in central China\'s Hubei province, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. The capsizing late Monday of the multi-decked Eastern Star in the Yangtze River in southern China is on track to become the country\'s deadliest maritime disaster in seven decades. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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