Over 700 missing as Philippine ferry sinks

PHILIPPINES: More than 700 people were missing on Sunday after a Philippine passenger ship capsized in a typhoon that has killed scores and left a trail of destruction across the archipelago.

Only four people are so far known to have survived the ferry disaster and they said many passengers did not make it off the MV Princess of Stars in time.

Crowded life-rafts sank in the cold, storm-tossed seas. Four people have been confirmed dead but most of the 620-plus passengers and 121 crew remain missing. Children’s slippers and life jackets have washed ashore. According to the ship’s manifest, there were 20 children and 33 infants on board.

Cebu, Sunday, Reuters