Five dead, dozens missing as Rohingya boat sinks in Bangladesh

The boat was carrying around 50 people when it sank on the estuary of the Naf river in the morning

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AFP Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh)
Last Updated : Oct 16 2017 | 3:03 PM IST
At least five people were killed and dozens left missing after a boat packed with Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state for Bangladesh sank in a river that separates the two nations, a border guard official said.

"The boat was carrying around 50 people when it sank on the estuary of the Naf river in the morning. Five bodies were found including four children, and 21 people survived," Border Guard Bangladesh area commander Lieutenant Colonel S.M. Ariful Islam told AFP.
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First Published: Oct 16 2017 | 8:22 AM IST

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