Twenty-five people died after a cargo ship caught fire while docked for repairs. The Ocean Melody vessel, sailing under a Liberian flag, experienced the blaze at Qingdao port. Forty-two individuals were aboard the ship, and twelve were safely evacuated from the incident. Five injured individuals were taken to the hospital and remain in stable condition. Chinese leaders issued instructions for urgent rescue operations for missing persons.

Le drame s’est produit jeudi à Qingdao, à bord d’un vraquier battant pavillon libérien. Douze personnes ont pu être évacuées et cinq blessés ont été hospitalisés. Le président Xi…

The vessel was docked for repairs, CCTV report says, as President Xi Jinping calls for all-out search and rescue efforts.