Several people were feared dead after a ferry carrying more than 100 people capsized off the coast of Guyana, authorities said.
The ferry MV Barima left Guyana at the northeast corner of South America on Saturday afternoon, carrying at least 133 people for a trip from the capital Georgetown to Port Kaituma.
Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said that the list of people on board was not "a true reflection of the occupants on board," asking family members and loved ones to reach out to officials to create an official tally of those missing.
The inaccuracy in the list of passengers has created an additional challenge as authorities do not know how many people they are searching for.Rescue operations underway
The rescue operations were launched after air traffic control received a distress call from the ferry around 11 p.m. local time on Saturday.
