200 fishermen missing after typhoon sinks boats

More than 200 Vietnamese fishermen were missing and 24 were found dead after getting caught in Typhoon Chanchu, a border official said today.

At least six boats carrying 122 fishermen sank duringthe typhoon, and another five boats carrying 99 people were missing, said Nguyen Da Luong, a border control officer in the central city of Danang.

Today, 60 people were pulled from the water alive and 24 were found dead, he said.