700 missing after Philippine ferry sinks
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Residents from a coastal village have said only the passenger ferry's bow was visible above the waves, after a typhoon caused it to capsize leaving 700 people on board feared dead. A search for survivors is being carried out today.
The company which owns the vessel, Sulpicio Lines, says it lost contact with the ferry at around 5.30am British time yesterday. It had been en route to the island of Cebu from Manila, the capital. A rescue mission was forced to abort yesterday due to high seas.
The bodies of two women and some children's slippers were washed ashore from the boat, the Princess of Stars.
Recent flooding in nearby Capiz is said to be 'massive', with more than 2,000 houses destroyed in the provincial capital alone. Officials are still said to be struggling to make contact with communities further afield.
The company which owns the vessel, Sulpicio Lines, says it lost contact with the ferry at around 5.30am British time yesterday. It had been en route to the island of Cebu from Manila, the capital. A rescue mission was forced to abort yesterday due to high seas.
The bodies of two women and some children's slippers were washed ashore from the boat, the Princess of Stars.
Recent flooding in nearby Capiz is said to be 'massive', with more than 2,000 houses destroyed in the provincial capital alone. Officials are still said to be struggling to make contact with communities further afield.
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- mischabarrett
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