MAKASSAR, Indonesia: Two children have become the first victims found following a ferry accident in central Indonesia, an official said Sunday, as search and rescue teams continue scouring the rough seas for survivors.
A total of 23 people have so far been pulled from the water alive off Sulawesi island, where a passenger ferry carrying 118 people ran into trouble in a violent storm late Saturday, transport ministry spokesman J.A. Barata said.
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