JAKARTA, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Fifteen passengers were killed while 16 others were injured when a overloaded ferry sank in the waters of East Halmahera, North Maluku in Indonesia on Monday afternoon, China's Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday, citing a local TV station.
MetroTV reported Tuesday that another three passengers are believed to be missing when the wooden ship sank at around 16:00 local time (0700 GMT) on Monday while traveling from Desa Gotowace village to Mabah village.
However, local Police Chief Subagjo Dwi said that coule be more than 40 people missing from the tragic accident, and the police are still searching for the missing passengers.
He said the possible causes for the accident could be the bad weather and also overcrowding in the ferry.
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