The storm affecting the region , Typhoon Wutip , made landfall in central Vietnam late Monday , weakening as it moved inland . Twenty - two ships and two planes are searching for survivors . Two boats from Guangdong province foundered after being caught in a storm . A total of 28 fishermen have been rescued alive , 21 have been found dead and two are missing . Typhoon Wutip made landfall on Vietnam 's central coast late October , causing three deaths .
Twenty - two ships and two planes are searching for survivors . Two boats from Guangdong province foundered after being caught in a storm . A total of 28 fishermen have been rescued alive , 21 have been found dead and two are missing . Typhoon Wutip made landfall on Vietnam 's central coast late October , causing three deaths .