In this file photo dated Feb 6, 2021, rescuers work at a boat accident site in Mashan Village of Susong County in Anqing, east China's Anhui province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

HANGZHOU — Two to four people are still missing and five others had been rescued as of Friday midday following a fishing boat accident in east China's Zhejiang province, local authorities said.

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According to the Taizhou City's port and fisheries bureau, the accident occurred in the waters near Dongji Island.

The search and rescue operation is still underway.