Fire on the ferry MV June Aster in the Philippines: death toll rises to 35, dozens missing

Australia

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Narrative centered on human testimony · 5 of 7 countries

Australia takes away from the sinking of the MV June Aster a human drama above all: survivors left shaken, families waiting in Turda, and the proximity to a highly popular destination for Australian travelers, Coron, in the Philippines.

Bangladesh

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Narrative centered on human testimony · 5 of 7 countries

Dhaka gauges the fiery sinking of the MV June Aster against its own history of ferry fires, where the same causes relentlessly recur.

Canada

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Institutional and operational narrative · 2 of 7 countries

Canada is first mindful of the uncertainty surrounding the missing persons and the verification, still ongoing at the time of the initial reports, of the presence of foreign nationals on board the ferry.

United States

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Narrative centered on human testimony · 5 of 7 countries

The United States is first focusing on the human face of the MV June Aster sinking, through the voices of survivors and families rather than questions of responsibility.

Nepal

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Narrative centered on human testimony · 5 of 7 countries

Kathmandu is primarily focused on the human toll of the MV June Aster tragedy in Coron — the dead, survivors, and missing — rather than the responsibilities that still need to be determined for the captain or the owner.

Philippines

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Institutional and operational narrative · 2 of 7 countries

Manila points to the responsibility of the captain of the MV June Aster, while ruling out that of the shipowner and the ferry's safety standards

United Kingdom

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Narrative centered on human testimony · 5 of 7 countries

London is first focusing on the accounts of the survivors of the MV June Aster, before the casualty numbers and the ferry's technical shortcomings.