A tragic boat capsizing accident in western China's Guizhou Province has claimed the lives of 10 people after the last missing person was found dead around noon Monday.
Sudden strong winds turned four boats into the water in a scenic area of Guizhou's Qianxi City on Sunday noon, plunging 84 individuals into the water. So far, 70 are being treated and in non-life-threatening conditions, and four people are uninjured.
Following the accident, Guizhou Province dispatched medical experts to the Qianxi People's Hospital, where the injured were being treated.
"After receiving the notice yesterday afternoon, we immediately formed a rescue team and reported to higher-level authorities to secure treatment resources. As the patients arrived at the hospital, we activated our emergency response plan and summoned all off-duty medical staff to handle the treatment," said Zhang Li, deputy director of the hospital.
Currently, the hospital is making full use of all available beds in departments such as pediatrics, emergency, respiratory and nephrology to provide treatment to the injured.
Boat capsizing accident kills 10 in western China's Guizhou
