The Philippine coast guard rescued 120 people from a blazing ferry that caught fire while transiting between two islands on Sunday.
Incidents like these are not uncommon in the Philippines, according to reports.Sunday’s incident comes just months after another ferry caught fire in the country, that one carrying some 250 people.The Philippines also suffered a 6.2 magnitude offshore earthquake on Thursday, but there were no casualties reported.via REUTERS
Sunday’s incident comes just months after another ferry caught fire in the country, carrying about 250 people.The Philippines experiences regular earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of seismic faults around the ocean. Mayon Volcano, the Philippines’ most active, is currently erupting, and though it has been gentle so far it has still forced some 18,000 people to flee the area in the northeastern Albay province.
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