| Workers pull down a Philippine flag to prevent it from being rip off by strong winds as tropical storm Chanchu hit the country Saturday in Manila. The storm left at least 8 people dead, stranded thousands of passengers, sink two ferries, and triggered landslide that isolated villages in the country. (AP Photo) |
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MANILA (Updated 4:05 p.m.) -- The Coast Guard said Saturday that 21 bodies have been recovered after a small outrigger ferry sank in rough waters in the central Philippines, raising to 23 the number of people killed by a storm.
Coast Guard spokesman Joseph Coyme said 18 other passengers of the motorboat Mae An have been rescued since Friday, when it capsized off Masbate Island after ignoring a general warning from authorities stopping all small vessels from sailing as tropical storm Caloy (international name: Chanchu) approached the region.
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