Chinese ship capsizes on Yangtze with 450 passengers, hundreds missing

  

A boat full of everyday Chinese tourists - from grandmothers and grandfathers down to the youngest listed passenger at just three years old - has been lost in the waters of the country's best-loved river.


At least 15 people have so far been rescued and some with minor injuries have been taken to hospital, officials said.
One survivor, tour guide Zhang Hui, told the Xinhua state news agency that heavy rain had come through cabin windows and many passengers went into the ship's hall to keep sheets and other items dry.
He said the ship then began to toss violently, to an angle of 45 degrees.
The captain and the chief engineer, who both survived, have been detained.