Forensic experts have confirmed the identities of more victims from the capsized Eastern Star cruise ship. CCTV’s Yin Hang reports from Jianli county in Hubei Province.
More details:
- More than 170 forensic staff in Jianli, Jingzhou and Wuhan are working around the clock to confirm the identities of the victims of the ill-fated Eastern Star cruise ship.
- As of Thursday morning, forensic teams have found matches on 342 DNA samples.
- DNA tests are based on blood samples from immediate family members. If samples can be taken from both subjects parents and children, accuracy rates can reach up to 99.99%. But if there are not enough family samples to draw from, the DNA tests are not reliable enough to confirm a genetic match.