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Search and rescue work continued in the Hadji Muhtamad municipality of the Philippines on Thursday, March 30, after a ferry fire killed at least 31 people, including three children.

Footage released by the Philippine Coast Guard shows the still-smouldering wreck of the Lady Mary Joy 3.

Local media reported that the ferry had been travelling from Zamboanga City to Jolo when it caught fire off Baluk-Baluk Island in the Basilan province late on Wednesday night.

Authorities said 230 people were rescued, despite a reported manifest showing only 205 on board. Jim Salliman, the governor of Basilan Province, said the ship was carrying more passengers than formally registered.

The cause of the fire has not been established. Credit: Philippine Coast Guard via Storyful