59 rescued from 6 freighters grounded by typhoon in Taiwan

The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said on Sunday that 59 people have been rescued from six of the eight cargo ships that ran aground in southern Taiwan due to Typhoon Gaemi, with 29 people on the other two freighters still waiting to be rescued.

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