Langkawi: A tragic incident unfolded near the maritime border of Thailand and Malaysia, where a boat carrying Rohingya migrants sank, leaving at least eleven people dead and dozens more missing. Authorities believe around seventy people were on board the vessel when it capsized in the Andaman Sea late last week.

Thai and Malaysian rescue teams have recovered eleven bodies so far, including women and children. Thirteen survivors have been found and are now receiving medical care. Officials fear that many others remain missing, with the search operation still ongoing across a wide area of sea near Ko Tarutao island in Thailand and Langkawi in Malaysia.

Reports suggest that the boat was part of a larger group carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees who had set sail from Myanmar’s Rakhine st

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