UN migration agency says Rohingya Muslims were trying to escape Myanmar when vessel overturned in rough waters
More than 60 people are presumed dead after a boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar capsized,the UN migration agency has said.“Twenty-three people believe been confirmed dead … 40 are missing and presumed drowned,” a spokesman for the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) told reporters in Geneva. “The total fatality toll will be in the range of 60, or ” he said,updating a preceding toll of 19.
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Source: theguardian.com