An Indonesian ferry sinks and kills 850 persons.

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A terrible event occurred in the java sea; a violent storm sent towering waves that killed more than 800 persons, official sources reported Saturday the overwhelming majority of victims were still missing the day after. The number of missing reached 600. Raging seas disrupted the rescue men from doing their job properly and only 66 survivors were found, most of them have been carried on life-boats. But no bodies had been found and more than 500 passengers were unaccounted for.

 

One of the survivors called Cholid, (since most of Indonesians use one name only), lost her 18- year- old daughter saying that she was going upstairs to call her, but suddenly the ship broke up and thrown her out, but not with her daughter. All people were praying god there to have merciful divine help, Cholid could save her days by clinging wooden planks. Cars were crashing into one another in the cargo and people used their lifejackets to fight as the boat capsized. Ships came across the area to save people but they could see nothing, and their search was hindered.

 Authorities remained vague about the number of passengers on the boat, some say 800, and other decreased the number to 500, but the local media said between 500 and 800 persons were on board.

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