South Korean Ferry Death Toll Rises to 104

The official death toll in South Korea's ferry disaster jumped to 104, after divers found a way to enter the submerged ship that capsized off the country's southern coast last week, authorities said Tuesday, local time.

Divers recovered 17 bodies on Tuesday, and focused their search on the ferry's decks, where many victims are believed to be trapped, South Korea-based Yonhap News Agency reported. There are still 198 people missing, according to multiple sources. Of the 476 people on board the Sewol, there were more than 330 students and teachers from Danwon High School in Ansan, a city near Seoul. The final death toll is expected to be around 300, with only 174 people rescued so far
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