March 22, 2026 12:20 am (IST)
Death toll in Italian ferry fire touches 7
Corfu, Dec 29 (IBNS): The death toll in the fire incident on a Norman Atlantic ferry off Corfu has touched seven, media reports said on Monday.
"One man was killed when trying to escape the ship, and a further six bodies have since been found," BBC reported.
Above 400 people have been rescued from the ferry where fire had broken on Sunday.
The ferry was going from the Greek city of Patras to Ancona in Italy.
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