UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PEOPLE MISSING AFTER INDONESIAN FERRY FIRE KILLS 5

Indonesian rescuers searched for possible missing passengers on Monday after rescuing 231 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day off the main island of Java, leaving at least five people dead. Passengers described leaping overboard and staying afloat for hours before rescue.

News - South China Morning Post reports that indonesian rescuers searched for possible missing passengers on Monday after rescuing 231 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day off the main island of Java, leaving at least five people dead.

The report adds: Passengers described leaping overboard and staying afloat for hours before rescue.

The Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry was travelling from Indonesia’s second-largest city of Surabaya in East Java to the city of Makassar in South Sulawesi.

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