At least seven people have died and 13 others rescued after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar sank near the Thailand-Malaysia border, the Malaysian maritime agency said on Sunday. Hundreds are feared to be missing following the incident. The maritime agency said rescuers recovered the body of a woman and rescued 10 migrants from the sea on Saturday. On Sunday, six more bodies and three additional survivors were found. The agency added that the search area has been expanded and operations will continue on Monday, reports CNN. People had initially boarded a large vessel in Myanmar but were later told to transfer to three smaller boats, each carrying around 100 passengers, to evade detection as they approached Malaysia, Abu Shah said, as cited by Reuters. He said the
Rohingya refugee boat capsizes: At least 7 dead, hundreds missing near Thailand-Malaysia border; rescue operations under way
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