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World / 16 April 2014
Hundreds missing after Sewol ferry to South Korean tourist island Incheon sinks
At least four confirmed dead in tragedy
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A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students, sank off South Korea's southern coast Wednesday, leaving nearly 300 people missing.

At least four people were confirmed dead and 55 injured.

The Sewol had set sail from Incheon on Tuesday night for an overnight journey to the tourist island of Jeju.

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