Five people have died and 86 are missing after a fire broke out on a ferry in the Philippines as it approached the tourist destination of Coron in Palawan.
The vessel was nearing its destination when the fire began. The incident has resulted in multiple deaths and a large number of people unaccounted for, although the available information does not provide details about the ferry, its passengers or crew.
Coron is identified as the vessel’s intended destination. Further details about the cause of the fire, the response operation and the condition of any other people on board have not been supplied.
The latest known situation is that five people have died and 86 remain missing following the fire. Any further information will depend on updates from the authorities responding to the incident.
