Were there any children from China in the capsizing accident in Phuket, Thailand?

2065438+On the afternoon of July 5th, 2008, at around 17: 45, two ships carrying 127 China tourists were capsized by a severe storm on their way back to Phuket. After the incident, the Consulate General started the emergency mechanism as soon as possible, and sent a working group to the scene overnight, urging the relevant Thai departments to do their best to search and rescue, sympathize with the injured tourists, and organize teachers and volunteers from foreign students to rush to the hospital to provide necessary assistance to tourists and their families.

The Embassy of China in Thailand confirmed that as of 9: 00 am on August 8, 20 18, 4 1 China citizens were killed in the capsizing accident in Phuket, Thailand. Up to now, the accident * * * has caused 42 deaths, and 15 people are still missing. China's ambassador to Thailand, Lv Jian, said that the Thai navy, other services and government departments are carrying out search and rescue work.

Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sports Vilasak expressed the Thai government's deep condolences and condolences to the victims and their families at the press conference on the afternoon of the 8th. He said that the rescue work will continue and never give up, and the comprehensive investigation of the cause of the accident will not be tolerated, and the aftermath is fully prepared.

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The Embassy of China in Thailand issued a circular in the early morning of July 6, 20 18, saying that the Chargé d 'affaires of the Embassy had made urgent representations to the Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, demanding that the Thai side race against time to fully carry out search and rescue. The working group of the Embassy will fly to Phuket early on the 6th to start related work.

Yinnorapa Botong of Phuket said on social media in the early morning of the 6th that 1 dead and 53 missing persons discovered so far were all on a cruise ship named "Phoenix" at the time of the incident. At that time, the cruise ship carried 105 people, and the remaining 5/kloc-0 people were rescued. In addition, 4 1 person on another cruise ship has all been rescued.

People's Daily Online-The capsizing accident in Phuket, Thailand has killed 1 China tourists.

People's Daily Online -4 1 China citizens were killed in the shipwreck in Phuket.