KILLER SHIP  Cranes raise the sunken ship ‘Eastern Star’ at the disaster site in Jianli, central China’s Hubei province. AFP PHOTO
KILLER SHIP
Cranes raise the sunken ship ‘Eastern Star’ at the disaster site in Jianli, central China’s Hubei province. AFP PHOTO

JIANLI, China: A total of 396 people have been confirmed dead after a cruise ship capsized in China, state media said, making it the country’s worst shipping disaster in nearly 70 years.

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