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Typhoon kills Chinese fishermen off ROK coast

By Zhou Wa | China Daily | Updated: 2012-08-29 07:26

Typhoon kills Chinese fishermen off ROK coast

Maritime Police of the Republic of Korea rescue a Chinese fisherman (fourth from left) from a stranded Chinese fishing boat in Seogwipo on Jeju Island on Tuesday. Gang Jae-nam / Reuters

At least five Chinese fishermen were killed and 18 rescued after two Chinese fishing boats were hit by typhoon Bolaven, said a Chinese consul in the Republic of Korea as the devastating typhoon swept across the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday.

Typhoon kills Chinese fishermen off ROK coast

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