MANILA: A ferry with 251 people on board capsized in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday with reports of an unspecified number of casualties, the coastguard said.

Rescuers have retrieved four bodies from the water as well as several survivors, radio station DZMM reported from the scene, but the coastguard could not immediately confirm the fatalities.

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