Two fishermen missing in Typhon Molave

Published: July 19, 2009 at 9:21 AM

GUANGZHOU, China, July 19 (UPI) -- Two fishermen were reported missing as Typhoon Molave was downgraded to a tropical storm Sunday in southern China, meteorologists said.

The fishermen were aboard a boat that capsized Saturday near Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, Xinhua, China's state-run news agency, reported Sunday.

Molave, the sixth tropical storm this season, was forecast to bring heavy rain and wind Sunday to Guangdong and Yunnan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the China Meteorological Administration said.

The storm's two days of pounding rain grounded flights out of Shenzhen City in Guangdong province and flooded roads and homes throughout the region, Xinhua reported.

Soldiers helped anchor more than 600 fishing boats in Xiangzhi National Fish Harbor of Fujian province Saturday, where an estimated 3,000 fishermen were forced to evacuate, Xinhua reported.

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