246 stranded tourists evacuated from east China island

All 246 tourists were evacuated Wednesday after being stranded for more than two days on an island in east China's Zhejiang Province due to approaching tropical storms.

The tourists, including six Russians and more than 30 students, boarded three speed boats Wednesday and arrived at a mainland harbor in the afternoon.

They had been staying in hotels in Nanji Island, a popular tourist destination in Wenzhou City of Zhejiang, after local transport authorities suspended ship services Monday due to strong gales triggered by two approaching tropical storms and a typhoon.

The authorities arranged the emergency boats after winds on the sea began to weaken in the morning.

Source: Xinhua