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Malaysia steps up search for missing Rohingya after boat capsizes

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Malaysian maritime patrols scoured coastal waters in the Andaman Sea on Monday (November 10) in search of dozens of missing members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, who police believe were on a boat that capsized and sank near the Thai border.

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  • Malaysia increased coastal patrols to search for missing Rohingya after a boat capsized and sank.
  • Several bodies, including children, were found off the coasts of Malaysia and Thailand, identified as Rohingya from Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar camp. 12s
  • The capsized boat was one of two vessels carrying hundreds of Rohingya; about 70 people were on the smaller boat, and 230 on the larger, whose fate is still unclear. 45s
  • Authorities have rescued about a dozen survivors, and both Malaysia and Thailand are deploying aircraft to search for more. 1m 5s
  • Those rescued have been detained by Malaysian police pending investigation into immigration offences. 1m 55s
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