The death toll in the Guyana shipwreck has risen to 53 people.

On the 21st local time, the government of Guyana announced that the death toll from the recent ferry capsizing accident has risen to 53 people, with the identities of 26 people already confirmed. In addition, the number of rescued people has increased to 76. On the evening of the 18th local time, the "MV Barima" ferry, carrying 116 passengers, sank near the Guyanese coast, and the ship had previously issued a distress signal. The "MV Barima" was originally scheduled to travel from the capital city of Georgetown in Guyana to the port of Kaituma in the northwest of the country.