1 dead, hundreds evacuated as passenger ship catches fire in Indonesia

20/07/2025

1 dead, hundreds evacuated as passenger ship catches fire in Indonesia

JAKARTA, July 20, (Xinhua): One person was killed after a passenger ship caught fire in the waters off North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday.

Evacuation of hundreds of passengers is underway, head of the quick reaction team at the provincial Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency, Dani Repi, told Xinhua.