Seventeen people have died in a dragon boat accident in southern China thought to have been caused by a strong current. One of the long, narrow boats packed with paddlers overturned on Saturday and another arriving at the scene also capsized. Almost sixty people were tipped into the water. • r/worldnews

The accident happened where two flows of the river converge causing a powerful current, the CCTV broadcaster said. Most of those who went into the river were not wearing life jackets, according to media reports.

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