Desperate efforts are underway in the waters of China's Yangtze River to rescue hundreds of passengers aboard a ship that sank during a cyclone.
Chinese state media reports that 30 people have been rescued….but with nearly 450 passengers and crew aboard, time is running out for anyone still alive on the vessel.
From Beijing, Simon Marks reports.
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Correspondent Simon Marks is in Beijing.
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