Death toll in Indonesia’s capsized Java Sea ferry rises to 66 as 69 people remain missing
The death toll from a ferry that capsized in the Java Sea two weeks ago has risen to 64. Rescuers continue to search for 71 people who remain missing.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian rescuers recovered more bodies from the wreck of a ferry that capsized in the Java Sea two weeks ago, bringing the death toll to 66.
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