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Scarb · « **on:** June 22, 2008, 07:03:22 PM »

Fears are growing for more than 700 people on a ferry which officials say has capsized in the central Philippines in the wake of a typhoon.
Rescuers are scouring the area but their efforts are being hampered by heavy seas and gale force winds.
Officials on Sibuyan island say four bodies have been recovered. There are unconfirmed reports of three survivors.

Typhoon Fengshen has caused flash floods and landslides, killing at least 80 people elsewhere in the Philippines.
The Philippine President, Gloria Arroyo, has demanded an explanation as to why the ferry was allowed to leave port on Friday despite warnings that a typhoon was about to hit.

"Why did you allow it to sail and why was there no ample warning?
The 23,824-tonne ferry, the Princess of the Stars, has a passenger capacity of 1,992.
There is some confusion over the number of people on board.
The BBC's Michael Barker, in the Philippines, says that according to officials the ferry was carrying 626 passengers and 121 crew. However, local reports put the figure on board as high as 820.

The vessel was en route to Cebu from Manila, and according to its owners, Sulpicio Lines, contact was lost at about 1230 (0430 GMT) on Saturday, Reuters reported.
Coastguard officials said the ferry's engine failed on Saturday , Reuters reported.
Coastguard officials said the ferry's engine failed on Saturday afternoon and that the vessel then ran aground several kilometres off Sibuyan, in Romblon province.

The mayor of San Fernando, a coastal town in Sibuyan, said that four bodies were washed ashore on Sunday, including a man and a woman that had been tied together.
Mayor Nanette Tansingco also told local radio that three survivors had been located.
She said the upturned ferry could be seen from shore with its bow jutting out of the water.

Burst river
Typhoon Fengshen swept across the central Philippines on Saturday, leaving some 59 people dead and dozens more missing. In Iloilo, a central province, chief administrator Manuel Mejorada said most of the victims had been killed as a result of flooding caused by the storm.

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swakee · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2008, 05:39:27 AM »

Nakabasa baya ko ani sa newspaper dere sa Michigan & saw it in CNN too! looya tawon sa mga na-trapped.

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