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| Philippines ferry disaster: At least 36 people dead after boat capsizes with 189 on board | |
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| At least 36 people have died after a ferry capsized in the Philippines with 173 passengers on board. | |
| The boat was only half a mile from Ormoc port when the disaster happened in rough seas today. | The boat was only half a mile from Ormoc port when the disaster happened in rough seas today. |
| Seven rescue vessels were sent to pluck the survivors clinging to the overturned hull of the Kim Nirvana to safety but 19 people are missing. | |
| A spokesperson for the coastguard said 118 out of the 189 passengers and crew on board had been rescued. | |
| Ferries are a common mode of transport between more than 7,000 islands that make up the Philippines, where hundreds of people die in boat accidents every year. | |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |