Taiwan: Rescuers search for 21 tourists lost in storm

Taiwanese rescuers abseiled down a rocky ridge today as they searched for 21 Chinese tourists whose bus is believed to have tumbled off a narrow coastal road last week during a fierce typhoon that lashed east Asia.

Taiwan: Rescuers search for 21 tourists lost in storm

Taiwanese rescuers abseiled down a rocky ridge today as they searched for 21 Chinese tourists whose bus is believed to have tumbled off a narrow coastal road last week during a fierce typhoon that lashed east Asia.

Rescue officials said they had found body parts in the area but no definitive identifications had yet been made. Debris from the bus found along the steep ridge suggests the vehicle may have fallen off the road and into the sea more than 274m below.

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