Monsoon storm kills 11, three SKoreans die in boat

(7 Jul 2002) Batangas 1. Exterior funeral parlour 2. Pan of three coffins 3. Close-up body of male victim Lee Seung-ok, in coffin 4. Close-up body of child victim Oh Eun-soo, in coffin 5. Close-up body of woman victim Sang-hwa, in coffin 6. Coffins 7. Exterior hospital 8. Wide shot hospital ward with Korean survivors 7. Close-up survivor 8. Wide shot of ward 9. Close-up another survivor 10. Close-up woman survivor 11. Wide shot of woman 12. Wide shot child in black 13. Close-up intravenous drip on child's hand, pan up to face 14. People looking 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph Kim, friend of Korean victims: "On their way (to a dive resort), the boat sank. And then three people died, two people are missing. Still we are looking for the persons who are missing. So, we ask your (Philippine) government to find the missing body. That is most important thing for us." 15. Various of survivors Manila 16. Fallen tree by the bay 17. Waves smashing breakwater 18. Wide shot of bay with waves 19. Waves hitting break water STORYLINE: A storm-whipped wave overturned a boat in the north-central Philippines, killing three South Koreans and leaving two others missing, officials said on Sunday. At least eight other people were killed on Saturday in floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains that swamped the Philippines. The motorised outrigger, the April Boy, had been en route to a popular dive resort at Batangas on Saturday. It was traveling without permission from the coast guard, which had banned small craft from the area due to high winds and heavy rain. Carrying 23 South Koreans and three Philippine crewmen, the April Boy was nearing its destination when a gust churned up a wave that overturned it, throwing everyone into the water. A nearby boat pulled all but two South Koreans from the water. Three South Koreans - Lee Seung-ok, 22, Jeon Sang-hwa, 38, and her four-year-old daughter Oh Eun-soo - died en route to the Batangas hospital, where 12 were still being treated on Sunday. The coast guard said the crewmen vanished after reaching shore and were being sought for possible charges. Joseph Kim, a friend of the South Koreans who was not on the boat, said the crewmen had assured their passengers they could handle the big seas and did not ask the South Koreans to take life jackets. The search for the two missing South Koreans was continuing on Sunday amid strong wind and rain. Weather forecasters say a typhoon over the Marianas Islands in the Pacific could bring more rain to the Philippines as it nears the country. The Philippines is hit by about 20 tropical storms and typhoons each year. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...