At least five killed, 87 missing following ferry fire in Philippines

France 24 — English has reported on “At least five killed, 87 missing following ferry fire in Philippines,” presenting it as the central development in the source material available for this brief.

At least five people died and 87 remained unaccounted for Thursday following a ferry caught fire off the Philippine island province of Palawan, with 42 passengers and crew rescued. The report also notes that Coast guard teams continued search and rescue operations as officials raised concerns about the figures could change while they worked to establish what happened.

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