The confirmed death toll from a ferry disaster off Cebu province rose to 71 on Wednesday as hopes faded for finding any more survivors of the tragedy, authorities said.

Divers pulled out six more bodies from the interior of the sunken ferry while body parts were found on a small island nearby, said Neil Sanchez, provincial disaster management officer.

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