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MANILA, Philippines – At least 5 people died after an unregistered boat carrying around 50 passengers capsized in Sulu, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday, April 3.
In a statement, the AFP said 14 passengers, including 7 children, survived and received medical treatment at the Integrated Provincial Health Office in Jolo, Sulu.
Others got assistance from village officials in Tapul Island.
There is an undetermined number of missing passengers.
The AFP said the boat capsized near Pata and Tapul Islands early evening on Thursday, April 2.
The boat, MPB Wilayza, “was reportedly overloaded with hundreds of bags of cement, iron bars, and more or less 50 passengers, excluding the crew.”
Most of the passengers who died came from the towns of Talipao and Tapul.
The government is searching for the other passengers as of posting time. – Rappler.com
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