The ferry carrying 25 1 person capsized in the Philippines. What is the situation now?

The Philippine ferry carrying 25 1 person capsized.

12 On the evening of February 22nd, the Philippine Coast Guard announced that a ferry named "Mercraft2" with 25 1 passengers left the port of Real in the north of Quezon at 8: 30 a.m. and was hit by bad weather at 1 1. 1 1 After receiving the police in the morning, three rescue boats from the Philippine Coast Guard rushed to the accident site for rescue. As of 9 pm, at least 4 people are known to have died, 240 people have been rescued and 7 people are still missing.

The identities of the four victims, two men and two women, are still being verified by the Philippine Ministry of the Interior and local government departments. The salvaged body was sent to a regional hospital in Quezon. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, when the ferry capsized, there were 25/kloc-0 passengers, and 240 people were rescued, including 2 18 people from Invanta and 22 people from Quezon. The names of the rescued and missing persons are still being processed, waiting for the official report of the Coast Guard. Among them, 199 people have been sent to the "survivor area" in BarangayDinahican, where medical care, food and warm clothes are provided. The injured passengers who have not been diagnosed have been taken to the Real Regional Hospital. The temporary shelter for the rescued overnight is located in a multifunctional center in Invanta.

Armand Balilo, a spokesman for the Coast Guard, said that the ferry had 280 passengers and was not overloaded. He added: "We think the weather is an important factor in the accident." In the Philippines, ship accidents are more common due to frequent storms. According to local media reports, rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard North Quezon Branch, Invanta City Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Management Office and Barranquilla Dina Hikan Emergency Center are still searching and rescue. The Philippine Army and Air Force cooperated with the Coast Guard to provide aircraft for air search and rescue personnel.

The Embassy of China in the Philippines said that it had not received any reports of China citizens on the wrecked ferry.