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Stage · Developing+17 origins · 6 sourcesWorld09.13 17:46

Indonesian Ferry With 243 Aboard Sinks in Java Sea, 140 Still Missing

The passenger ferry Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, lost contact with its operator early Sunday after hitting rough weather in the Java Sea, according to Indonesia's search and rescue agency.

Stage · Developing+410 origins · 9 sourcesWorld08.27 14:46

Nepal-Tibet Floods: 160 Dead, Nearly 1,500 Missing After Glacier Collapse Mistaken for Quake

A chunk of glacier broke away at roughly 5,200 meters in the Himalayas on Wednesday, plunging about 1,200 meters onto the Lhende River and unleashing a flash flood that tore through the Nepal-Tibet border region, according to Al Jazeera and the Guardian.