Death toll from capsized Philippine ferry jumps to 41

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (KUNA) -- The death toll from a ferry that capsized in the central Philippines jumped to 41 on Friday when rescuers recovered three more bodies.
The motorized, wooden-hulled MBCA Kim-Nirvana was carrying 189 passengers and crew when it rolled onto its side and overturned minutes after leaving the port of Ormoc City on Thursday. There were 134 survivors, according to a local police source.
High waves and strong currents on Friday forced divers to postpone efforts to search the sea floor off Ormoc but rubber boats continued to scour the surface for survivors, Philippine National Police Director Asher Dolina said.(end) aab.tg