Photos: The sinking of the Eastern Star in the Yangtze River

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Rescuers help lift a survivor pulled from the capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in Jianli in central China’s Hubei province Tuesday June 2, 2015. Divers on Tuesday pulled survivors from inside the overturned cruise ship, state media said, giving some small hope to an apparently massive tragedy with well over 400 people still missing on the river. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT
Published June 2, 2015 at 12:21 PM
Updated June 11, 2015 at 10:29 AM

A Chinese cruise ship carrying 458 people capsized in the Yangtze River during a severe storm Monday night. Search and rescue workers have found at least 15 survivors, and five people have been confirmed dead. Divers are still searching for the over 400 people still missing. Here are the latest photos of those ongoing efforts.

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