Malaysian maritime authorities on Monday increased patrol in the coastal waters in the Andaman Sea to search for members of Myanmar’s Rohingya community who went missing when their boat capsized. So far, a total of 11 bodies have been recovered by Thailand and Malaysian authorities.

Anadolu Agency quoted Malaysia’s Kedah police chief Adzli Abu Shah as saying that the group heading to Malaysia from Myanmar first boarded a large vessel carrying 300 people, but as they approached the border, they were ordered to switch to three smaller boats, each holding roughly 100 people, in order to evade detection by authorities.

“However, three days ago, the boat they were on capsized, and the incident is believed to have occurred in Thai waters before they drifted into Malaysian waters," he said.

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