Strong currents and poor visibility hampered rescuers in the search for 287 passengers still missing more than 24 hours after their ferry flipped on to its side and filled with cold water off the southern coast of South Korea.

A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students, has sunk off South Korea, leaving at least three people dead and nearly 300 missing.

A resort auditorium’s roof loaded down with snow and rain collapsed during a welcoming ceremony for South Korean university students, killing 10 and injuring more than 100.