Philippines begins identifying victims from ferry fire as dozens still missing
Forensic teams are identifying victims after the blaze on a ferry carrying more than 130 people, with 35 confirmed dead and over 50 still missing.
- On Saturday, Philippine authorities began identifying victims from a ferry fire at a Coron port, raising the death toll to at least 35 with more than 50 people still missing.
- The Maritime Industry Authority, citing survivor accounts, reported that two explosions occurred inside the vessel shortly before the fire broke out, causing it to spread through the ferry within seconds.
- Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said she received information the captain was alive, though his name does not appear on the list of 43 confirmed survivors.
- Anelyn Magbanua, 37, whose husband was returning to Coron on the ferry, expressed anguish over his fate: "It will be very difficult to accept if he's really gone."
- This incident marks the latest in a string of deadly maritime accidents in the Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands where millions rely on ferries for travel.
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Bodies from Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire killed at least 35
Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines arrived at a port Saturday for identification after a ship fire killed at least 35 people and left more than 50 others missing earlier this week. Retrieval operations will continue as more bodies are still inside the MV June Aster, coastguard officials said without providing a count. There were 43 survivors among the 132 people on board. The ferry sailed from …
Philippines Ferry Fire: Authorities Identify Victims as Death Toll Hits 35, Over 50 Still Missing
CORON, Phliippines: Philippine authorities began the painstaking process of identifying victims from a ferry fire on Saturday, a day after responders recovered bodies from the burned-out vessel, raising the death toll to at least 35 and leaving more than 50 people missing.The bodies were transported to a port in Coron town, where temporary tents were set up for forensic teams to process and identify the victims.Near the port, some family membe…
Philippines begins identifying victims from ferry fire as dozens still missing
Philippine authorities began the painstaking process of identifying victims from a ferry fire on Saturday, a day after responders recovered bodies from the burned-out vessel, raising the death toll to at least 35 and leaving more than 50 people missing.
Tragedy in the Philippines: The number of victims of the fire on the ferry rose to 35, more than 50 missing - We deeply sympathize with the grief of the families affected by this tragedy, said Kajabjab
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