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Rescuers on Sunday plucked more bodies in rough seas where three motorboats capsized after being buffeted by strong wind and big waves off Iloilo and Guimaras provinces on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 31, the Philippine Coast Guard said. CommodoreDeath toll in capsized motorboats rises to 31
Rescuers on Sunday plucked more bodies in rough seas where three motorboats capsized after being buffeted by strong wind and big waves off Iloilo and Guimaras provinces on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 31, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Commodore Allan de la Vega, Coast Guard commander for Western Visayas, said the three motorboats carried more than 90 passengers and crew. De la Vega said that as of 3 p.m. on Sunday, 62 passengers and crew had been rescued, while three others remained missing. The motorboats Chi-Chi and Jenny Vince flipped over in sudden gusts of wind and powerful waves on Saturday off Guimaras and Iloilo. Iloilo disaster officials said the Chi-C...Keep on reading: Death toll in capsized motorboats rises to 31 Read more