A ferry capsized in the Philippines on Thursday after strong winds from Typhoon Doksuri caused passengers to panic and rush to one side of the boat.
Typhoon Doksuri slammed the Philippines on Wednesday with strong winds exceeding 138 miles per hour. As the storm moved past the Philippines on its way to Taiwan and China on Thursday, a passenger boat in Laguna Lake, southeast of Manila was caught in the storm. When passengers panicked and rushed to one side of the boat, the ferry capsized and plunged the people into the water.
The ferry had been cleared to sail as the typhoon moved past the island, but the boat encountered strong winds once it was 150 feet from shore, the Associated Press reported. In addition to the capsized ferry, Typhoon Doksuri has killed at least nine other people in the Philippines as landslides, flooding and heavy winds ravaged the archipelago.Typhoon Doksuri is currently churning off the coast of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as it heads toward China. Sustained wind speeds are 120 miles per hour. The storm is expected to make landfall in China overnight on Thursday.
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