Typhoon
Wutip takes aim at Vietnam and South China: 74 eported missing
30
September, 2013
September
30, 2013 – CHINA - Seventy-four
people are missing after three Chinese fishing boats sank in the
South China Sea amid stormy weather caused by a typhoon, state media
reported Monday. The vessels, from the southern province of
Guangdong, foundered Sunday afternoon as they battled gales about 330
kilometers from the Chinese island of Hainan, the state-run news
agency Xinhua reported, citing maritime authorities. The storm,
Typhoon Wutip, is forecast to make landfall in central Vietnam later
Monday. As of Monday noon, rescuers had retrieved 14 survivors,
though rescue operations have been hampered by strong gales and rough
seas, sources with the Hainan maritime search and rescue center
told Xinhua.
The sources added that a total of five fishing boats with 171 crew
aboard had been caught in the storm. Meanwhile, President Xi Jinping
urged local authorities to do their utmost to find the missing or
stranded and minimize casualties, state media reported. Xi also
ordered the armed forces and central government departments to help
in the rescue effort. –CNN
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