Saturday, 17 August 2013
24 dead, hundreds missing in Philippine ferry disaster
CEBU: Rescuers in helicopters and boats were on Saturday desperately searching for nearly 300 people missing after a ferry sank in the Philippines, with at least 24 already confirmed killed.The Thomas Aquinas ferry was carrying 870 passengers and crew when it collided with a cargo ship on Friday night in calm waters near the port of Cebu, the Philippines' second biggest city, authorities said.While 572 people had been rescued by Saturday morning, 274 were still unaccounted for and 24 bodies had
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