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Death toll in Iloilo-Guimaras tragedy rises to 28: NDRRMC

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/08/04/20190804-mb-jenny-vince.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Eleven bodies were retrieved Sunday underneath M/B Jenny Vince, one of the three boats that capsized off Iloilo on Saturday. ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - (3RD UPDATE) The number of fatalities in the capsizing of 3 boats in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait has risen to 28, Sunday, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.In its latest <a href="http://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3856/Update_Incident_Monitored_covering_the_Period_of_8AM_04August2019_to_8PM_04August2019.pdf">report</a>, the agency said that out of 89 passengers, 28 were confirmed dead, 8 remain missing, while 53 were rescued.An earlier report said there were 26 dead, 5 missing, and 55 survivors out of 86 total passengers.Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Trenas <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/03/19/multiple-fatalities-as-boats-capsize-in-turbulent-iloilo-guimaras-strait">earlier said</a> 11 were confirmed dead in the separate incidents Saturday.Authorities on Sunday retrieved 10 bodies underneath M/B Jenny Vince, which was found in Naluoyan Port in Dumangas town, Iloilo past 6 a.m. Another body was found adrift in the sea near the said town.Of the 11 bodies retrieved, 5 of the victims were still wearing life jackets. They were found to have contusions on their head and different parts of the body.Three were male, including a child, and 8 were female.M/B Jenny Vince was the third boat that capsized Saturday, following M/B Chi Chi and M/B Keshia 2 due to gusty winds and strong waves.According to a report of the Office of the Civil Defense, the boat was carrying 37 passengers, including 4 crew members.The Philippine Coast Guard has yet to issue an official statement.All trips between Iloilo City and Guimaras have been suspended, leaving some 700 passengers stranded at Parola Wharf in the city.Search and retrieval operations are ongoing. -- With a report from Cherry Palma, ABS-CBN News

The number of fatalities in the capsizing of 3 boats in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait has risen to 28, Sunday, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

The number of fatalities in the capsizing of 3 boats in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait has risen to 28, Sunday, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.