(MENAFN) Rescue crews are searching for 5 staff members who were uncounted for after their freighter sank in a section of the Yangtze River near Wanzhou, Chongqing Municipality, Saturday evening.
The incident took place at around 7 p.m. Saturday.
The Yangtze Waterway Bureau and the municipal maritime safety department have dispatched a crew to the scene of the incident to assist with the search and rescue operation.
Meanwhile, probes were launched to determine the reason behind the incident.
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