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1. Six people are dead and ten more are missing after the ferry they were travelling in capsize in Kinniya, Sri Lanka.
   2021-11-23 13:06:30 (First version)
2. Six people are dead and ten more are missing after the ferry they were travelling in capsizes in Kinniya, Sri Lanka.
   2021-11-23 15:06:23 (Update)
3. Six people are dead and ten others are missing after the ferry they were travelling in capsizes in Kinniya, Sri Lanka.
   2021-11-23 19:06:26 (Update)
4. Six people are dead and ten others are missing after the ferry they were travelling on capsizes in Kinniya, Sri Lanka.
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