Boat sinks, leaving 23 dead and at least 30 more missing

The bodies of 23 Rohingyas have been recovered after their boat sank while they were attempting to flee Myanmar’s Rakhine state. At least 30 others remain missing, while eight people have been reported as survivors. The survivors revealed that their aim was to reach Malaysia, and they were carrying over 50 passages in total. The boat initially encountered this deadly trouble on Sunday. Survivors of the recent boat sinking recall being struck by a massive …

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