More than 100 missing after ferry sinks off South Korea's coast
Published:Wednesday | April 16, 2014 | 10:11 AM
Two people have died and more than 100 remain unaccounted for after a ferry carrying 476 people capsized and sank off South Korea.
Late last night, local reports said 368 people had been rescued.
A major rescue operation was under way, involving 34 naval, coastguard and civilian ships, and 18 helicopters.
The ferry, carrying mainly school students, was travelling from the port of Incheon, in the north-west, to the southern resort island of Jeju.
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