'Cries of help' from capsized ship with 458 on board in China

Rescuers have heard survivors yelling for help from inside a capsized cruise ship on China’s Yangtze River after it went down overnight with 458 people on board, most of them elderly.

'Cries of help' from capsized ship with 458 on board in China

Rescuers have heard survivors yelling for help from inside a capsized cruise ship on China’s Yangtze River after it went down overnight with 458 people on board, most of them elderly.

Twelve people survived and at least five people are confirmed dead, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

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