Over two dozen crew missing as storm Chaba hits Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Greater than two dozen crew on an engineering vessel with 30 folks on board had been lacking after it snapped in two in waters off Hong Kong as tropical storm Chaba handed by way of, authorities stated.
Three crew members had been rescued, and search and rescue operations had been persevering with for others about 300 km (200 miles) southwest of town, the Hong Kong Authorities Flying Service stated.
Among the crew had deserted the vessel and harsh climate circumstances had been hampering rescue efforts, they stated.
Chaba skirted the worldwide monetary hub, bringing heavy rain and wind, proscribing public transport and forcing many companies to shut.
The monetary hub’s climate forecaster lowered the storm warning to sign No 3 on Saturday afternoon as Chaba was set to make landfall close to Zhanjiang in China’s Guangdong province.
Authorities in Hong Kong raised the hurricane warning on Thursday simply as Chinese language President Xi Jinping arrived within the metropolis to commemorate the twenty fifth anniversary of its handover from Britain to China.
The Palace Museum, which was set to open on Saturday as a part of celebrations to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to Chinese language rule, remained closed.
(Reporting By Anne Marie Roantree; Enhancing by William Mallard)
