Monday, 4 November 2013

Dozens of Asylum Seekers Die after Boat Sinks Off Burma



Authorities say around 50 Rohingya Muslims from Burma are feared dead after a boat carrying about 70 asylum-seekers capsized off the country's west coast in the Bay of Bengal early Sunday. So far, only about eight survivors have been rescued. Family members spent Monday scouring the coastline off western Burma, looking for more victims. The vessel was headed for Bangladesh, when it sank. Activists say thousands of Rohingya have begun leaving Burma, resuming a dangerous seasonal migration ...

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Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/11/04/dozens-of-asylum-seekers-die-after-boat-sinks-off-burma/

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