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Boat sinks in Cagayan, 8 passengers rescued

By: - Correspondent /
/ 06:59 AM November 30, 2016

Boat sinking (CDN FILE PHOTO/ NORMAN MENDOZA)

Boat sinking (CDN FILE PHOTO/ NORMAN MENDOZA)

SANTIAGO CITY — Eight passengers, including the boat operator, were rescued when a boat capsized at the river near the submerged Tawi overflow bridge on Tuesday (Nov. 29) in Penablanca, Cagayan.

The passengers were on their way home in Lagom village when the boat sank, said Rogelio Sending, Cagayan provincial information officer.

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The boat was overloaded with cargo such as fertilizer, seeds, feeds, and groceries, which may have caused the vessel to sink.

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Some of the boat passengers were rescued; others swam to the shore.

Heavy rains brought on by the tail end of cold front triggered floods that submerged Teresa Avenue, the gateway to Macapagal Avenue, and Pinacanauan bridge in Tuguegarao City.  SFM

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