At least 36 have died and 19 are missing after an inter-island ferry capsized in the central Philippines Thursday, the Philippine coast guard says.
Coast guard spokesman Armand Balilo says 118 people have been rescued in Ormoc city on central Leyte island, where the ferry capsized.
AFP
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Updated: 1.23PM
Ferry with 173 on board capsizes in Philippines
A ferry with 173 people on board has overturned in rough waters in the central Philippines and rescuers are rushing to the scene, Philippines media sources states.
The Kim Nirvana was heading from the central city of Ormoc to the island of Camotes when it capsized, the coast guard office in Manila said AFP.
Search and rescue operations were ongoing and it was unclear if there were any fatalities or anyone rescued so far, the coast guard office said. (AFP)
