At least 10 people have died and 70 were taken to hospital after four tourist boats capsized on a river in Qianxi city, an area of Guizhou province, in southwestern China. It occurred on Sunday when sudden gusty winds caused the boats to capsize on the river in Qianxi city. Thus, 84 people were thrown into the water, and the death toll rose to 10 following the recovery of one of the missing persons' bodies on Monday. This is China news today highlighting the current safety concerns in the country.
The accident occurred when China was closing its week-long May Day holiday, a peak tourism season in the country. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent condolences and called for "all-out efforts" to be put in the search and rescue effort. He also mentioned that accidents such as this have occurred in recent years and emphasized the need for stricter safety regulations to prevent such incidents in the future, China news today adds.
This was two months after a deadly crash was reported in Hunan province after 11 deaths occurred following a collision of a passenger ship with an industrial ship. Over the weekend, tragedy hit Suzhou as a touring helicopter crashed within an opening park with one death and four injuries. These accidents point to the matters that require attention when it comes to public safety as released on China news today.
In the wake of these events, the government is being requested to increase security measures towards public safety when China is undergoing its peak tour season. These occurrences remind one of the risk and peril involved in times of high tourist flow and are a subject of major topical interest for China news today.