VIDEO Tragedie în Filipine, după ce un feribot a fost cuprins de flăcări: cel puțin 5 morți și 87 de dispăruți • Newsweek România

A tragic incident occurred in the Philippines when the M/V June Aster ferry caught fire, resulting in at least five fatalities and 87 missing individuals. The ferry, carrying 134 people, was engulfed in flames near Palawan province. Rescue operations are ongoing, with 42 survivors reported so far. The fire broke out Wednesday evening while the vessel was approximately 2.2 kilometers from shore. The Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of five victims, and efforts to control the blaze continue. The cause of the fire remains unknown, and the search and rescue operations are still active as authorities work to locate the missing passengers and crew.