Death Toll From Sunken South Korean Ferry Nears 60

South Korean divers have entered the sunken ferry Sewol to recover more bodies, as the death toll reached 56 Sunday with 246 still unaccounted for. Most of the victims are high school students. Hundreds of divers, including civilian volunteers, have battled strong undercurrents and poor visibility to enter the submerged ferry, which went down Wednesday with 476 people on board off the southwestern island of Jindo. The Coast Guard said divers were first able to smash through a ship's...

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