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                     36 Dead in Philippines Ferry Accident

   by VOA News

   Philippine officials say at least 36 people are dead and many more are
   missing after a ferry capsized in rough waters in the central part of
   the country.

   The Kim Nirvana was carrying 173 people on Thursday when officials say
   it went down only a kilometer from the shore in Ormoc City.

   The coast guard says at least 118 people have been rescued, but at
   least 19 people remain unaccounted for.

   Ferry accidents kill dozens, if not hundreds, of people each year in
   the Philippines, thanks in part to overcrowding and poor safety
   standards.

   Passenger boats are an important mode of transportation in the
   archipelago nation, which is made up of more than 7,000 islands.
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