31 dead in ferry fire

by Al Jacinto - Bernadette E. Tamayo - Agence France-Presse - Associated Press

Mar 31, 2023 12:58 am

AT least 31 people were killed when an interisland ferry with about 250 passengers and crew caught fire off Basilan Wednesday, officials said.

This handout photo taken on March 30, 2023, and released by Mayor Arsina Kahing-Nanoh shows people walking towards the burnt passenger ferry Lady Mary Joy 3 after it was towed to the shores of Hadji Muhmatad, Basilan province, southern Philippines. At least 31 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in the southern Philippines, authorities said March 30. Handout / Mayor Arsina Kahing-Nanoh / AFP

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