MANILA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers recovered the bodies of three missing fisherfolk after their boat capsized off the coast of Cagayan province, as super typhoon Ragasa battered northern Philippines, a spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday.
"All 13 passengers on the boat have been accounted for, seven dead and six rescued," Captain Noemie Cayabyab said in a radio interview.
Earlier, the PCG said the fishing boat was overturned by strong waves and winds near Sta. Ana, a coastal town in Cagayan.
With the latest recovery, the death toll from Ragasa has risen to nine: seven from the sunken fishing boat, one from a landslide in Benguet province, and another who drowned in La Union province. ■
