China: Typhoon leaves 74 missing as Thailand, Vietnam brace for floods
By REUTERS
BEIJING/BANGKOK - Seventy-four Chinese fishermen were missing on Monday after a typhoon sunk three fishing boats in the South China Sea as Thailand and Vietnam braced for torrential rain and flooding.The ships were hit by Typhoon Wutip on Sunday as they navigated gales near the Paracel Islands, about 330 km from China's island province of Hainan, state news agency Xinhua said, citing sources with the Hainan maritime search and rescue centre.Rescuers had rescued 14 survivors, the sources said. The boats were sailing from the southern province of Guangdong.
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