Thursday, August 24, 2000, updated at 22:35(GMT+8)
China
13 Killed in Minibus Overturn in Zhejiang
Thirteen people were killed Wednesday after a minibus overturned and plunged into a reservoir in Jiangshan City, in east China's Zhejiang Province, local authorities said Thursday.
The vehicle, traditionally used for farming purposes, was overloaded with 25 farmers when it lost control on a mountainous section of road near the reservoir dam and slid into the reservoir.
Local government and the army are still carrying out round-the-clock rescue work and salvaging bodies from the reservoir.
Thirteen people were killed Wednesday after a minibus overturned and plunged into a reservoir in Jiangshan City, in east China's Zhejiang Province, local authorities said Thursday.