More than 800 missing after ferry sinks in Philippines
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-06-23 13:17
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| Red Cross volunteers carry an unconscious woman after she found out that a relative was onboard the capsized ferry, in the port area of Manila June 23, 2008. Twenty-eight passengers from a capsized passenger ferry were reported alive in the central Philippines on Monday but more than 800 remain missing after the ship sank during a typhoon. Sulpicio Lines, the ship's owner, revised up the number of people on the vessel late on Sunday to 845 from an initial estimate of 740 plus. [Agencies] |
