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The death toll from a capsized Philippine ferry rose to 51 today as rescuers tried to right the overturned vessel and found more bodies, a coast guard official said.

At least 36 people were killed after a passenger ferry with close to 200 people on board capsized in rough waters in the central Philippines today, officials said.

A ferry with 173 people on board overturned in rough waters in the central Philippines on Thursday as rescuers rushed to the scene, the coast guard said.

The death toll from a capsized Philippine ferry rose to 51 today as rescuers tried to right the overturned vessel and found more bodies, a coast guard official said.

At least 36 people were killed after a passenger ferry with close to 200 people on board capsized in rough waters in the central Philippines today, officials said.

A ferry with 173 people on board overturned in rough waters in the central Philippines on Thursday as rescuers rushed to the scene, the coast guard said.