PHILIPPINES: Over 70 people were feared dead yesterday after a ferry disappeared in rough seas in the Philippines, where rescuers have virtually given up hope of finding survivors from landslides that have claimed some 200 lives.
The 63-tonne Piary disappeared in the Sulu Sea off the southern coast of Palawan island on Sunday after large waves smashed a hole in the vessel's hull, the coastguard said.
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