The death toll from three boats sinking surged to 25 as rescuers retrieved more bodies from the sea off the central Philippines, the officials said Sunday.
Squalls tipped over the three wooden-hulled outriggers in the Guimaras Strait on Saturday as the rest of the country was battered by rains induced by seasonal southwest monsoon winds, the coastguard said.
The bodies of 14 passengers and crew were recovered, civil defence official Franco Agudo told, taking the toll to 25.
Regional police chief Rene Pamuspusan also confirmed Sunday that six others still missing. He said 55 individuals were rescued.
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