JINDO, South Korea, April 27, 2014 (AFP) – South Korea’s prime minister resigned Sunday over the sinking of a passenger ferry that left more than 300 people dead or missing, amid huge public anger over what is seen as a bungled response to the tragedy. Chung Hong-Won admitted he had not …
Read More »South Korean president likens ferry crew's action to 'murder'
SEOUL: The South Korean President has likened the actions of the sunken ferry’s captain and crew members to “murder” on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported. “What the captain and some crew members did was akin to an act of murder that is unacceptable and not permissible from …
Read More »Divers struggle in search for South Korean ferry survivors
MOKPO/JINDO, South Korea (Reuters) – Rescuers struggled with strong waves and murky waters on Thursday as they searched for hundreds of people, most of them teenagers from the same school, still missing after a South Korean ferry capsized on Wednesday. Coastguard, navy and private divers scour …
Read More »Hundreds still missing in deadly Korea ferry sinking
JINDO, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean coastguard and navy divers resumed searching on Thursday for about 290 people still missing, many of them students from the same high school, after a ferry capsized in sight of land. Grieving family members gathered on the quay of the coastal city of …
Read More »Over 280 missing after South Korean ferry capsizes
SEOUL (Reuters) – About 160 passengers, including high school students, were plucked to safety on Wednesday in a dramatic rescue from a South Korean passenger ferry sinking with 475 on board, officials said, although at least two people had died. South Korean officials said the rescue operatio …
Read More »Scores rescued from sinking South Korean ferry, two dead
SEOUL (Reuters) – About 160 passengers, including high school students, were plucked to safety on Wednesday in a dramatic rescue from a South Korean passenger ferry sinking with 475 on board, officials said, although at least two people had died. South Korean officials said the rescue operatio …
Read More »One dead as S. Korea ferry with 476 passengers sinks
SEOUL: South Korea despatched coastguard vessels and helicopters Wednesday to rescue around 450 passengers – mostly high school students – on a ferry sinking off the southern coast, officials said. “The ship is taking in water and sinking,” a coastguard spokesman told AFP by …
Read More »Five others rescued after vehicle waiting to ferry kids suddenly slides down
JOHOR BARU: A boy drowned while rescuers pulled five others out after the van waiting to ferry the children home slid into a septic pond at Taman Universiti here. Mohamad Hanafi Jaafar, 46, who lives near where the Tadika Kemas Kaisara is located, said he rushed out to help kindergarten helper Musli …
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