2 dead, 5 missing after ship vanishes amid typhoon

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Rescuers on Monday found two bodies suspected of being from a cargo ship that went missing in the South China Sea amid Typhoon Haiyan on Sunday.

Five crew members from the Guangxi-registered ship remain unaccounted for after the ship's mooring rope broke at 3:22 p.m. Sunday, and the storm drove the vessel away from Sanya in the island province of Hainan, according to the local maritime search and rescue center.

Ships, speed boats and helicopters were mobilized to join the search, but the rescue efforts were futile while the typhoon raged.

The national observatory issued a rainstorm alert on Monday for the southern provinces as rain and tidal waves caused at least six deaths in the region.

The storm is expected to bring heavy rains to Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the provinces of Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guizhou on Monday and Tuesday.

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