Death toll from S. Korea typhoon climbs to 15


SEOUL: South Korean rescuers Wednesday resumed a search for 10 missing crewmen from two Chinese fishing boats as the confirmed death toll from a strong typhoon rose to 15.

Typhoon Bolaven - the strongest to hit the South for almost a decade - left a trail of deaths and damage in southwestern and south-central regions of the country on Tuesday.

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