Wani jirgin ruwan yawon bude ido dauke da mutane sama da 470, galibinsu daliban makarantar sakandare, ya nutse a gabar tekun Kudancin Koriya ta Kudu ranar Laraba, inda akalla mutane biyu, ciki har da dalibi daya, suka mutu, wasu kimanin 290 suka bace.

Tun da farko gwamnatin Koriya ta sanar da ceto mutane 368, amma daga baya jami'ai sun amince cewa an yi kuskure wajen kirga alkaluman. Fiye da mutane 290 har yanzu ba a ji duriyarsu ba, in ji su.

Sai dai ana fargabar yin wani babban tsalle a cikin adadin wadanda suka mutu, yayin da dimbin jiragen ruwa, jirage masu saukar ungulu da masu ruwa da tsaki suka yi tururuwa don ceto fasinjojin da ke cikin jirgin da ke tafiya zuwa tsibirin Jeju da ke kudancin kasar. Wani fasinja ya ce ya yi imanin cewa mutane da yawa sun makale a cikin jirgin lokacin da ya nutse.

Jami’an tsaron gabar tekun, wadanda ke magana bisa sharadin sakaya sunansu suna ambaton dokokin sashen, sun ce akalla mutane biyu ne suka mutu sannan 293 ba a san inda suke ba, amma ba su bayar da wani karin bayani ba, ciki har da abin da ka iya haddasa nutsewar jirgin. Alkaluma a hukumance na bacewar, wadanda suka mutu da ma adadin fasinjojin da ke cikin jirgin ya bambanta sosai yayin da ake ci gaba da bincike. A baya dai wani jami’in gwamnati ya bayyana cewa sama da mutane 100 ne ba a ji duriyarsu ba, amma daga baya jami’ai sun kara adadin zuwa 295 da suka bace, sannan suka canza shi zuwa 293.

Hotunan kafafen yada labarai sun nuna jikakken dalibai, wasu ba su da takalmi, wasu na nannade da barguna, wadanda ma’aikatan gaggawa ke kula da su. Wani dalibi mai suna Lim Hyung-min ya shaidawa kafar yada labarai ta YTN daga wani dakin motsa jiki da ke wani tsibiri da ke kusa cewa shi da wasu dalibai sun shiga cikin tekun sanye da rigunan ceto sannan suka yi iyo zuwa wani kwale-kwalen ceto da ke kusa.

Yanayin zafin ruwan da ke yankin ya kai ma'aunin ma'aunin Celsius 12 (Fahrenheit 54), sanyin da zai iya haifar da alamun zazzabi bayan kusan mintuna 90 ko sa'o'i 2, a cewar wani jami'in agajin gaggawa wanda ya yi magana kan yanayin boye sunansa yana ambaton dokokin sashen. Jami'ai sun ce laka da ke kan tekun ya sanya ayyukan binciken karkashin ruwa da wahala. Jirgin ruwan ya nutse a cikin ruwa mai tazarar kilomita da dama daga arewacin tsibirin Byeongpung, wanda ke kusa da babban yankin da kuma tazarar kilomita 470 (mil 290) daga birnin Seoul, a cewar masu gadin gabar ruwan.

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There were fears, however, of a big jump in the death toll, as dozens of boats, helicopters and divers scrambled to rescue passengers who had been on the ferry traveling to the southern tourist island of Jeju.
The water temperature in the area was about 12 degrees Celsius (54 Fahrenheit), cold enough to cause signs of hypothermia after about 90 minutes or 2 hours, according to an emergency official who spoke on condition of anonymity citing department rules.
One student, Lim Hyung-min, told broadcaster YTN from a gym on a nearby island that he and other students jumped into the ocean wearing life jackets and then swam to a nearby rescue boat.