Stranded tourists rescued

　　TEN people stranded on an uninhabited island were rescued after calling Southern Metropolitan News, a Guangzhou-based newspaper.All workers, the travelers arrived at Nanpeng Island Saturday and planned to leave the next day. But the arrival of typhoon Vongfeng left them stranded. The trapped travelers made a mobile phone call to a newspaper reporter. The Yangjiang-based border inspection authorities were alerted and boats were sent out several times only to be turned back by the heavy seas.The bad weather forced authorities to abandon rescue attempts until Tuesday when two boats were sent to rescue the tourists on the island 38 kilometers away.The ten people had exhausted food supplies and existed on a diet of crabs which caused bouts of diarrhoea.(John Woo)