2 Dead, 290 Missing After South Korea Ferry Sinks

South Korea's coast guard says two people are dead and at least 290 missing after a passenger boat sank off the country's southern coast Wednesday.The ferry was carrying more than 470 people, mostly students, to the resort island of Jeju when it sank in what appeared to be calm conditions.Officials initially announced only around 100 people were unaccounted for. But they later drastically increased that number for unknown reasons.Many could be trapped inside the almost completely...

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