MANILA: A ferry loaded with nearly 200 people capsized off a central Philippine port, killing at least 38 people in the latest of the country’s long string of maritime tragedies.
Up to 33 people are missing after the wooden-hulled Kim Nirvana tipped over shortly after setting sail from Ormoc city at midday, the coast guard said yesterday.
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