Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 28-09-2017
A boat carrying 130 Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar has capsized off the Bay of Bengal.
Witnesses and survivors says the boat overturned just yards from the coast after apparently hitting a submerged object and was later washed ashore in two parts.
The International Organisation for Migration has confirmed 14 bodies have so far been recovered including 10 children.
Local police constable Fazlul Karim told AFP there were fears the number could rise.
The United Nations estimates that around 480,000 have fled Myanmar’s violence-wracked Rakhine state in recent weeks after attacks by Rohingya militants on security posts prompted a military crackdown.
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