TUBAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - At least 200 people survived the sinking of an Indonesian ferry, the health ministry said on Monday, even as body bags were being prepared for victims and more than 400 remained unaccounted for.
Although confirmed deaths were in single digits, officials said corpses from the disaster overnight on Friday were scattered for miles on beaches along Java's coastline, and local media have reported at least 60 bodies found.
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