世界多国就长江沉船事件表示哀悼和慰问

World saddened by accident

多国哀悼长江沉船事件

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.

中国近日发生了可能是近70年来最严重的沉船事件，世界为之痛心，美国、法国、印度、联合国和欧盟等多个国家和国际组织纷纷表示哀悼和慰问。

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时，东方之星轮船上456名乘客中14人生还，打捞出65具遇难者遗体。

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.

联合国秘书长潘基文表示，对中国客船沉没事件造成的巨大人员伤亡"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".

美国国务院发言人玛丽·哈夫表示，长江沉船事件是"可怕的悲剧"，美国政府"向中国以及遇难者家属致以最深切的哀悼"。