Rescuers pick up a victim from one of the stranded boats in the Qiantang River in Haining, east China's Zhejiang province, Feb 3, 2010. Three boats with five people on board left Xiangshan for Tongxiang, Zhejiang, on Jan 31, 2010. The boats were all stranded in Haining at the night of Feb 2, and the largest one turned on its side and sank. While rescuing people on the sunken boat, the seamen's phones dropped into the water and they lost contact with the outside. They were rescued by a small boat sent from the riverbank after their cry for help was heard around 7:00 am by a cleaner who called the police. All five were picked up out of the water and safe around 10:00 am. [Photo/CFP]
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