Two oil workers are missing and more than 30 have been rescued from a rig off China’s north-east coast, which was damaged in a storm, state media says.
Helicopters and rescue boats are searching for two people who fell from the platform, which is listing at a 45-degree angle in the Shengli oil field.
The oil field, operated by Sinopec, is the second-largest in China.
Sinopec said no oil has been spilled, and said powerful waves generated by Typhoon Malou were the likely cause.
Rescue workers in helicopters saved 34 people from the rig about five nautical miles (9km) off Dongying in Shandong province, China’s transport ministry said.
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