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At least five people are dead and 86 remain unaccounted for after a fire broke out on a ferry in the Philippines, the country's coastguard says.

Coastguard Captain Noemi Cayabyab says 43 people were rescued.

The fire engulfed the MV June Aster as it was taking 134 passengers and crew to Coron - a place popular with tourists.

The family of passengers face an anxious wait for updates on their relatives.

An official who helped take injured people to hospital describes the incident as "really heartbreaking"

Maritime accidents are common in the archipelago nation of 7,100 islands, but the ferry fire could turn out to be one its the worst.

'I have been crying and praying since last night' - wife of passenger

Earlier we reported that one of the passengers aboard the MV June Aster was Marlon Magbanua.

I've just spoken to his wife, Anelyn, who said that Magbanua, a fisherman, had gone to Manila earlier this week to visit their two children who are enrolled in a Catholic school in the capital.

"He spent a couple of days there. He even sent me their picture," she says.

Magbanua's ferry was supposed to arrive at the port around 19:00, and Anelyn and her two-year-old son went to bed.

But around 22:00, Magbanua's cousin arrived at the house to inform her that the ferry had caught fire.

"I can't describe what I am feeling right now. I have been crying and praying since last night."

Earlier today, when she heard that someone had seen a "Marlon Magbanua" among the rescued, Anelyn pleaded with officials in her village to drive her to Coron hospital.

"My two-year-old son and I are outside the hospital as we speak," she says. "We have nothing but ourselves. It has also been raining."

Officials have since told her that they have not seen her husband.

What we know so far

If you're just joining us, here's what to know about the deadly fire that broke out on the MV June Aster, a ferry that departed Manila on Wednesday.