At least 28 passengers on board a ship carrying them to their towns as part of the fight against the emerging Corona virus fell off the coast of Solomon Islands as a result of a hurricane, and the captain did not realize the disappearance of passengers until after his arrival, according to local media reports on Saturday.

The government of the Solomon Islands state, which is located in the south of the Pacific Ocean, stated that a number of passengers were lost at sea after they fell from a ferry leaving the port despite several warnings from the weather conditions "at a time when Hurricane Harold was heading to Solomon Islands, and the search process is still going on. About missing.

The ship, "MV Timariho", sailed last Thursday evening from the capital Honera towards the West Ariari area on the island of Malaita, which is more than 120 km. Her trip is part of the government's program to evacuate people to their hometowns, with the aim of fighting the emerging corona.

Survivors recounted that several people fell from the ship due to huge waves and high winds, with a total of 28 deaths, according to local media.