23 Rohingyas died, 30 others went missing in the boat accident The bodies of 23 Rohingya have been found after a boat accident in Myanmar...
23 Rohingyas died, 30 others went missing in the boat accident
The bodies of 23 Rohingya have been found after a boat accident in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
There are also 30 people who are still being searched for, while reports say that eight others have been rescued.
Those who escaped said they were on their way to Malaysia when their boat sank carrying 50 passengers.
Thousands of Rohingya make this dangerous journey to cross to Malaysia or Indonesia.
They are trying to escape from Myanmar and an overcrowded refugee camp in Bangladesh.
A rescue worker said that those who died this week included 23 women and 10 men, all of whom were Rohingya Muslims.