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The boat sank with 40 people onboard just after midnight local time (1700 GMT on Sunday), the local office of Indonesias search and rescue agency said in a statement.

A search and rescue operation is currently underway after at least 15 people were killed and 19 were missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Monday (July 24).  Local reports state the ferry, with 40 people on board, sank just after midnight (1700 GMT, Sunday). It had been crossing from Lanto village on Buton island to Lagili village on Muna island in Southeast Sulawesi when the tragedy struck. 

 KENDARI, Indonesia, July 24, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday

At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday after a ferry sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, searc...

The boat with 40 people was crossing a bay in Central Buton regency on Muna island in Southeast Sulawesi

KENDARI: At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday after a wooden boat sank off the coast of...

Local media says villagers — travelling for a local celebration — gathered on an overcrowded boat that capsized on its way back.

Boat driver said: ‘it’s okay’... eventually it just capsized because water filled the boat. We just fell. There were no winds and waves

At least 19 people are still missing as authorities investigate the cause of the accident.

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