By Tuesday afternoon, only 15 survivors and five bodies had been recovered, hundreds are missing yet. The searchers continued to pull the occasional survivor from the submerged ship during the afternoon. Youngest passenger was 3 years old. Most of the 406 passengers on the cruise were aged between 50 and 80. The captain and engineer, who are between survivors, both claimed the ship had been hit by a cyclone or tornado. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and other senior officials arrived Tuesday at the site of the disaster. Li said saving lives should be the top priority. Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts. The Yangtze is the third-longest river in the world.
