Philippines ferry engulfed by flames leaving nine people missing
Published date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:04:33 +0700
Nine people were missing today after a ferry caught fire - with passengers having to leap into the sea to escape the blaze.
The vessel carrying 48 passengers and 34 crew on the ferry - a total of 82 people - caught fire off the coast of Batangas province in the south of Luzon island shortly before sunset on Friday August 26.