BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi extended
condolences on Sunday to his Philippine counterpart Alberto Romulo over the
deadly typhoon "Fengshen," which sank a ferry ship with more than 800 people on
board.
In his message, Yang mourned the victims and extended sympathy to those
severely affected by the typhoon which rampaged the archipelagic country this
weekend.
"Fengshen," with maximum gusts of 195 kph, has killed at least 155 people
and left more than 800 people on the "Princess of Stars," which sank off Sibuyan
Island in the central Romblon province early Sunday still missing.