Boat with 173 on board capsizes in Philippine waters, at least 33 dead

At least seven rescue boats picked up survivors who clung to the overturned hull.PHOTO: PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK.

MANILA: A ferry with 173 people on board overturned in rough waters in the central Philippines on Thursday as rescuers rushed to the scene, the coast guard said.

At least 33 people were dead, a disaster monitoring official said.