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Parma leaves 3 deaths as it lands in south China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-13 09:12
HAIKOU: Rescuers have recovered the bodies of three victims in a boat capsizing incident after tropical storm Parma landed in south China's Hainan Province Monday. Strong winds and waves triggered by Parma caused a fishing boat to capsize and sink off the coast of Wanning City Monday morning, and all nine fishermen aboard the vessel fell into water, a spokesman with the Hainan Provincial Emergency Response Office said. By 5 pm, one body had been retrieved and five people had been rescued. At about 8 pm, the bodies of two more victims were found, according to the maritime bureau of Hainan. Rescuers were still searching for one person that remained missing, the spokesman said. Parma made a landfall in Wanning's Longgun Township at 9:50 am Monday, packing winds of up to 54 km per hour, according to the Hainan Provincial Observatory.
The tropical storm brought strong winds and rains to most parts of the province, and local authorities have warned residents against flash floods, landslides and other disasters. Price hikes of vegetable and seafood have been reported in markets in the provincial capital of Haikou, as suspension of navigation has led to commodity shortages. In addition to Hainan, Parma brought winds and rains to coastal areas of Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan provinces. But the rains in parts of Guangdong have not eased a drought in the province, local authorities said. |
