BEIJING (dpa-AFX) - The death toll from the sinking of a Chinese cruise ship on the Yangtze River during freak weather climbed to 396, with some 40 still unaccounted for, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.
On Saturday morning, the body of the youngest victim, a three-year-old girl, was found on the fourth floor of the upturned ship, which was was righted and hoisted out of water on Friday.
Only 14 people survived the accident, and 46 people remain missing, according to the rescue headquarters in Jianli, central China's Hubei Province.
The 2,200-tonne Eastern Star was carrying 456 people on an 11-day trip along China's biggest river when it was capsized by a tornado near Jianli on Monday night.
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