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<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Rescuers">Rescuers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> 12 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Anhui">Anhui</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Rescuers">Rescuers</span> <span word="comprising">comprising</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="round">round</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="at">at</span> 1:40 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Maanshan">Maanshan</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="en">en</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hexian">Hexian</span> <span word="county">county</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maanshan">Maanshan</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> 14 <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="motorbikes">motorbikes</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="salvage">salvage</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p><span word="Witnesses">Witnesses</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span>, <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collision">collision</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Television">Television</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="netizen">netizen</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Sky">Sky</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span> <span word="Weibo">Weibo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="micro">micro</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="service">service</span>.</p><p><span word="Construction">Construction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>, <span word="spanning">spanning</span> 11 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Maanshan">Maanshan</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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