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Indonesian rescue teams are continuing to search for 129 people missing after a ferry capsized in the Java Sea, in an accident that left 6 people dead and 108 others rescued. High waves and strong winds are hampering teams’ access to the vessel, as preparations are made to deploy divers and underwater drones.
Indonesian rescue teams are searching for 130 people after contact was lost with a passenger vessel in the Java Sea due to bad weather. The vessel was carrying 243 people, including 30 crew members; 107 people were evacuated and 6 passengers were confirmed dead.
Indonesian authorities said 103 people were evacuated from a ferry that sank in the Java Sea during a voyage between Surabaya and Banjarmasin, confirming that one of those rescued had died. The ferry was carrying 243 people, and contact was lost amid bad weather before teams were sent to its last known location.
Thirty-eight people were killed by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia’s eastern island of Flores and was followed by several tremors, while authorities lifted a tsunami warning after residents in coastal areas were evacuated.
