| Twenty-eight survivors from the ill-fated ship MV Princess of the Stars cheer at Quezon Memorial Hospital in Lucena city, 170 kilometers south of Manila, where they were brought on Monday after drifting in the sea for 48 hours. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) |
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MANILA (Updated, 12 p.m.) -- Divers managed to get inside an upside-down ferry Tuesday but found only bodies three days after the vessel capsized with more than 800 people aboard during a powerful typhoon, officials said.
The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) also announced on Tuesday that the death toll brought about by Typhoon Frank (international codename: Fengshen) has already reached 117.
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