The death toll from the Chinese ferry disaster now stands at 396, the authorities say, as emergency workers search the vessel in the Yangtze River.

Relatives of some of the nearly 400 people missing after a cruise ship capsized on China's Yangtze River have staged a protest near the sinking site.

Hundreds of people are missing after a cruise ship carrying more than 450 people capsizes in Yangtze River in China's southern Hubei province.