世界多國就長江沉船事件表示哀悼和慰問

World saddened by accident

多國哀悼長江沉船事件

The world was saddened and many countries and International organizations, including the US, France, India, UN, and the EU, have sent condolences over what could be the worst shipping disaster in China for nearly seven decades.

中國近日發生了可能是近70年來最嚴重的沉船事件，世界爲之痛心，美國、法國、印度、聯合國和歐盟等多個國家和國際組織紛紛表示哀悼和慰問。

By 9:00 am Thursday, 65 bodies have been recovered, and 14 of 456 people on board the Eastern Star were found alive.

截至4日9時，東方之星輪船上456名乘客中14人生還，打撈出65具遇難者遺體。

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he was "deeply saddened" to learn of the major loss of life as a result of the passenger ship accident in China.

聯合國祕書長潘基文表示，對中國客船沉沒事件造成的巨大人員傷亡"深感悲痛"。

Naming it a "terrible tragedy", US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said her country sent its "deepest condolences to China and to the families of the victims".

美國國務院發言人瑪麗·哈夫表示，長江沉船事件是"可怕的悲劇"，美國政府"向中國以及遇難者家屬致以最深切的哀悼"。