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Death toll in capsized Philippine ferries climbs to 31 @ 2019-08-05T16: Back Hot News
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RESCUERS RECOVERED MORE BODIES IN ROUGH SEAS WHERE THE BOATS CAPSIZED AFTER BEING BUFFETED BY FIERCE WINDS AND WAVES OFF TWO CENTRAL PHILIPPINE PROVINCES, BRINGING THE DEATH TOLL TO 31 WITH THREE STILL MISSING.
ONE OF THE BODIES FROM THE THIRD PASSENGER BOAT THAT CAPSIZED SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALONG ILOILO STRAIT, THE BODY OF WATER SEPARATING ILOILO CITY AND THE ISLAND PROVINCE OF GUIMARAS. THE BOAT WASHED ASHORE IN DUMANGAS TOWN, ILOILO PROVINCE SUNDAY. AT LEAST 26 DIED FROM THE SEA MISHAP WHILE FIVE REMAIN MISSING. (TARA YAP / MANILA BULLETIN)
A PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD (PCG) RUBBER BOAT CONDUCTS SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION AFTER THREE PASSENGER BOATS CAPSIZED AUGUST 3, 2019, ALONG THE ILOILO STRAIT, A BODY OF WATER SEPARATING ILOILO CITY FROM THE ISLAND PROVINCE OF GUIMARAS, WHICH IS SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND. (TARA YAP / MANILA BULLETIN)
ITS PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATE MORE THAN 1,500 CIVILIANS WERE KILLED OR WOUNDED, MAINLY AS A RESULT OF A SPIKE IN CASUALTIES FROM INSURGENT ATTACKS. IT DID NOT PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF DEATHS AND INJURIES BUT SAID THE OVERALL NUMBER WAS THE HIGHEST FOR A SINGLE MONTH SINCE MAY 2017.
ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORTS, JUDITH AND HER HUSBAND WENT OUT TO GATHER LOGS FLOATING AT THE ABULUG RIVER DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE TYPHOON, UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR BOAT CAPSIZED. THE HUSBAND WAS RESCUED IMMEDIATELY WHILE JUDITH WAS CARRIED AWAY BY THE STRONG RIVER CURRENT RUNNING STRAIGHT OUT TO THE SEA.
「THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA) HAS ALSO INFORMED THE EMBASSY THAT IT HAS NOT ISSUED ANY APPROVAL TO ANY INDIVIDUAL OR AGENCY IN THE PHILIPPINES AND IN LIBYA TO RECRUIT AND DEPLOY NURSES, ENGINEERS, AND OTHER WORKERS TO LIBYA,」 THE EMBASSY ADDED.

 

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