KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian rescuers searching for dozens of people still missing after a boat carrying migrants from Myanmar capsized last week recovered five more bodies on Monday, bringing the death toll to 12.

The bodies of two men, two women and a boy were found in waters off northern Langkawi island, close to the Thailand border, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said.

First Adm. Romli Mustafa said in a statement that an estimated 70 people were on board the capsized boat, based on survivors’ account. Of those, 13 have been rescued over the past two days, with dozens still missing.

Officials said a larger vessel carrying some 300 people departed from the town of Buthidaung, in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The passengers were believed to have been split into three s

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