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Philippine ferry fire victims may take months to identify, authorities say
Authorities in the Philippines said on Sunday it could take weeks or months to identify the victims of a ferry fire that killed 76 peo
Summary
"It could be weeks, or it could be much longer."That assessment came a day after rescuers recovered 41 additional remains from the ferry, raising the death toll to 76 and leaving 13 people unaccounted for. Officials said more remains could still be found because investigators have not yet fully searched flooded sections of the vessel.
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People
- Commodore Noemie Cayabyab3
- Geronimo Tuvilla2
- Richard Allan Mangalip
- Anelyn Magbanua
- Kristine Ablana
- Noemie Cayabyab
- Commodore
- Tuvilla
Organisations
- Philippine Coast Guard3
- Palawan Daily3
- BBC3
- Atienza Interisland Ferries2
- Coast Guard2
- Atienza Inter-Island Ferries
- Maritime Industry Authority
- Maritime Industry Authority
Places
- Philippines5
- Coron5
- Manila4
- Philippine2
- Palawan province
- Coron town
- Manila.The
Keywords
- ferry5
- fire5
- missing4
- still4
- death3
- toll3
- victims2
- dozens2
- aster2
- rises2
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