JIANLI, Hubei Province, June 5 -- The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River has climbed to 97, the Ministry of Transport said Friday.
Xu Chengguang, the ministry's spokesman, said at a press conference that by 10:20 a.m., 97 bodies have been retrieved from the ship that had 456 people onboard when it capsized Monday night.
One side of the capsized Eastern Star was rolled above water at 7:30 a.m. Friday, as rescuers worked through the night to right the upturned ship in the Yangtze River.
The side that has emerged shows "Eastern Star" in Chinese character on the hull.
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