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Rescue operation continues on Yangtze River

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Rescuers work at the site of the overturned ship in the Jianli section of the Yangtze River, central China’s Hubei Province, June 3, 2015. As of Tuesday night, 14 people had been rescued, with seven others confirmed dead and about 430 missing in what could be the worst shipping disaster for nearly seven decades. More than 4,600 rescuers, including hundreds of divers, battled bad weather on Tuesday as they searched for the missing passengers, many of them elderly tourists. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)