Indonesia Raises Number Of Ferry Missing To Nearly 180

Indonesian officials said at least 178 people are missing from a ferry sinking early this week at a popular lake on Sumatra, many more than previously believed, as distraught relatives pleaded Wednesday for a bigger search effort and angrily criticized the government's failure to enforce even basic safety measures on passenger boats.

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