At least 17 dead after Rohingya boat breaks up off Myanmar: rescuers
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- AFP
- Published Date: 10:55 | 10 August 2023
- Modified Date: 10:55 | 10 August 2023
At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday.
"We found 17 dead bodies... as of yesterday," Byar La, a rescuer from the Shwe Yaung Metta Foundation told AFP, adding that around 30 more people are unaccounted for.
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