Philippines: 7 dead, 13 missing after boats sink

At the site of one of the accidents (Source: csmonitor.com)

The coast guard said the boats named Che-Che and Keziah were transiting Farola Wharf in Iloilo to Jordan Wharf in Guimaras when they were battered by sudden strong winds and sank.

The initial report showed that a total of 51 people were on both vessels. Che-Che was carrying 43 passengers and four crew members while motorboat Keziah had no passenger onboard but had four crew members.

Search and rescue operations are underway.

VNA