# Philippines ferry fire death toll rises to 35 after bodies recovered

https://mins.news/en/item/54863

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-11 15:41 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/11/philippines-ferry-fire-death-toll-rises-to-35-after-bodies-recovered?traffic_source=rss

> The Philippine Coast Guard says 30 more bodies have been recovered from a ferry that caught fire off Palawan, bringing the death toll to 35. Of the 134 people listed on the manifest, 54 remain missing and 43 survived. The cause is unclear, though survivors reported hearing two successive explosions.

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