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| Subject: Rotten statists are to blame: Rohingya refugees missing after boat capsizes Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:22 am | |
| A boat carrying almost 70 Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing sectarian tensions capsized has off Myanmar's coast, leaving dozens missing in treacherous seas.
The boat was believed to be carrying the Rohingya from Myanmar's western state of Rakhine to Malaysia, where thousands of members of the Muslim minority have sought sanctuary since violent clashes with Buddhists erupted last year.
"Altogether 66 people - 38 men and 28 women - were on board when the boat capsized," a police official in Rakhine said, adding six survivors had been found in the Bay of Bengal.
The missing are believed to have been IDPs (internally displaced persons) from the area around the state capital Sittwe, the officer added, requesting anonymity.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/rohingya-refugees-missing-after-boat-capsizes-20131104-2wv9t.html#ixzz2jfB39672 |
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