Rescuers were frantically searching for survivors on
Saturday after an overloaded ferry sank in rough waters off the coast of
western Myanmar killing more than 30 people and leaving at least a
dozen more missing.
The “Aung Takon 3” went down late
on Friday after leaving the town of Kyaukphyu on its way to Sittwe in
western Rakhine state, police said. “The latest death toll is 33 — four
men including a monk and 29 women. At least 12 persons are still
missing,” a police officer in Sittwe town said. — AFP
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