Five Dead, At Least 80 Missing In Philippines Ferry Fire | 10 News

By 10 News

Community Score: 50% | 1.2K views | 1mo

0 community ratings: null thumbs up, null thumbs down

Warning: Distressing content. Five people have died and forty-three people have been rescued after a fire broke out on a ferry off the coast of Palawan in the Philippines on Wednesday night. Coast guard, military and civilian vessels have been deployed in a race to find survivors, with more than 80 unaccounted for, with 117 passengers and 17 crew reported onboard. The MV June Aster was travelling from Manila to Coron when the blaze broke out, and the cause is still under investigation. Join the conversation and follow us on: X: https://x.com/10NewsAU Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/10NewsAU/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/10NewsAU/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@10NewsAU LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10newsau 10 News airs at 5pm, seven nights a week in your local market on Network 10. Missed the bulletin? Catch up at https://10.com.au/news 10 News is based in Australia and is a division of Paramount.

Tags: 10 News, Ten News, 10 News AU