The number of people killed in the sinking of a South Korean ferry rose to 56, according to South Korean media.
The toll rose after divers pulled more bodies from the wreckage of the sunken ship, the Sewol, Yonhap News Agency and broadcaster KBS reported.
About 250 people are still missing.
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