"Hundreds of people were missing after one of three boats carrying some 300 undocumented migrants capsized near the Malaysian-Thai border, Malaysian police said Sunday. At least one woman drowned, and 10 people were rescued after the boat, which was carrying about 90 undocumented migrants, sank. The vessel "is believed to have capsized" three days ago, Kedah police chief Adzli Abu Shah told local media."
"About 300 migrants left Buthidaung, Myanmar, aboard one large vessel, Romli said. But as they approached the Malaysian coast, they were instructed to move to three smaller boats, each carrying about 100 people, to avoid detection by the authorities, Adzli was quoted as saying. The other two boats have still not been located, and a search-and-rescue operation was ongoing, he said."
"Among the survivors found in the waters off Langkawi were three Myanmar men, two Rohingya men and one Bangladeshi man. The body that was retrieved was that of a Rohingya woman, state media Bernama said, citing Adzli. Facing genocide and persecution in Myanmar, millions of members of the stateless, mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya minority have fled across the border to Bangladesh , where many live in overcrowded camps."
One of three small boats carrying around 300 undocumented migrants capsized near the Malaysian-Thai border close to Tarutao Island north of Langkawi. Ten people were rescued and at least one woman drowned; 11 people including a body have been recovered so far. Two other boats carrying similar numbers remain missing after migrants transferred from a larger vessel that left Buthidaung, Myanmar, to avoid detection. Survivors include Myanmar and Rohingya men and a Bangladeshi man. A search-and-rescue operation is ongoing and authorities warned more victims may still be found at sea.
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