Death toll from Philippines ferry fire climbs to 35, with dozens still missing
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- Forty-three people rescued and early death toll stands at five after blaze aboard MV June Aster in waters off Coron, Palawan, says coast guard Five people were confirmed dead in early counting and more than 80 were missing after a ferry caught fire off Palawan island in the western Philippines…
- The June Aster was sailing from Manila to Coron, a popular tourist destination, when a fire broke out aboard the vessel.
- The fire broke out as the vessel nearing its destination at the tourist hotspot of Coron in Palawan.
- A survivor has told the BBC of the chaos onboard as the ferry caught fire near the popular tourist spot of Coron.
- President Xi Jinping has called for urgent search and rescue efforts.
- The ship was docked in the port city of Qingdao for repairs at the time of the blaze, whose cause remained unclear, according to state media.
- Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.
- Access to the burnt-out boat has been slowed by toxic fumes and lingering heat, the country's coast guard says.
- The deadly fire had begun in the ferry’s cargo hold, then tore through the ship within seconds The bodies of passengers killed in a ferry fire off the Philippines arrived at a port near the resort town of Coron, Palawan, on Saturday morning, as the country’s coast guard warned the death toll of 35…
- Rescuers were still searching for victims days after a fire broke out on the June Aster en route to a popular tourist site. At least 43 people survived.
- Rescuers were still searching for victims days after a fire broke out on the June Aster en route to a popular tourist site. At least 43 people survived.
- Prime minister’s office tells families of those missing ‘the nation stands with you’ as search and rescue efforts continue One person has died and more than 30 are missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, the country’s government says. The vessel, MV Matui, had set sail with more than…
- More than 100 others on board were evacuated from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, including one who died Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search…
- The nation's search and rescue team said it lost contact with the Virgo Transport 8 in the early hours of Sunday morning.
- Indonesian rescuers said about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday.
- At least six people were killed and more than 100 rescued after the vessel sank in the Java Sea on Sunday, the authorities said.
- Indonesian authorities intensified on Monday a search for people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are still missing.
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- Footage released by the Coast Guard showed the vessel engulfed in flames as rescuers brought bodies ashore in body bags. The ship's manifest listed 134 passengers and crew.
- Video from the Philippine Coast Guard shows a ferry engulfed in flames near Palawan.
- Coastguard says the ferry had 134 listed passengers and crew when it sank off the coast of Palawan.
- Drone video from the Philippine Coast Guard shows smoke rising from the burned out MV June Aster off Palawan.
- At least five people are missing after a cargo ship caught fire at the port of Qingdao. The cause remains unclear.
- At least five people are missing after a cargo ship caught fire at the port of Qingdao. The cause remains unclear.
- Fire breaks out on ship being repaired in the port of Qingdao, eastern China.
- Victims from the fire in AFC/M23-held Bukavu include primary school students, say officials and media reports.
- At least 25 people were killed after a fire broke out aboard a ship at a shipyard in China.
- Firefighters searching for survivors combed through the smoking remains of a ferry off the coast of Coron island in the Philippines. Five people died and over 40 have been rescued
- Dozens of passengers are missing after a fire tore through a ferry in the Philippines, killing at least 5 people.
- Coast Guard says 30 more bodies recovered after five people were initially confirmed dead in Wednesday's disaster.
- A fire at a school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killed 28 students and destroyed homes across a neighbourhood
- The Philippine Coast Guard says 41 more bodies have been recovered from the M/V June Aster, with 13 people still missing
- The ship was carrying over 240 people in the Java Sea and had departed from the city of Surabaya. There are no immediate reports of casualties.
- Rescuers continue searching for survivors as the government scales back operations in open waters.
- The ship was carrying over 240 people in the Java Sea and had departed from the city of Surabaya when it ran into bad weather. Officials say one person is dead and 140 are still missing.
- The ship was carrying over 240 people in the Java Sea and had departed from the city of Surabaya when it ran into bad weather. Officials say one person is dead and 140 are still missing.
- Search and rescue ongoing after Virgo Transport 8, with 243 people on board, lost contact with its operator.
- The ship was carrying over 240 people in the Java Sea when it ran into bad weather. Officials say six people have died and 130 are still missing.
- Rescue efforts have been slow after a South Pacific inter-island ferry sank in bad weather on Friday. An investigation has already begun into negligence on the part of the operator.
- Six people have been killed and 130 remain missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea off Indonesia.
- Officials say more than 600 rescuers battle stormy seas in search for missing people.
- At least 51 people rescued as search operation continues off the island of Gavnos near Crete.