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One dead, dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Malaysian coast
At least 10 survivors and one confirmed dead were found after a boat carrying about 90 Rohingya migrants capsized, with dozens still missing amid ongoing rescue efforts.
- A migrant boat carrying about 300 people from Myanmar sank near the Thailand-Malaysia border, leaving one dead and dozens missing.
- Ten survivors, including people from Myanmar, Bangladesh and the Rohingya minority, were rescued from the waters off Malaysia's Langkawi island.
- Members of the Rohingya minority periodically flee persecution in majority-Buddhist Myanmar, where they are denied citizenship and face abuse.
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Authorities believe the boat was carrying irregular migrants from Myanmar.
A boat of nearly 100 people capsized off Malaysia this Thursday, a disaster for this region hit by cuts in US humanitarian aid and where there has been a marked resumption of human trafficking.
·Paris, France
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A migrant boat capsized in the sea near the border between Thailand and Malaysia, leaving one person dead and dozens missing.
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