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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

DARK SECRETS: Boat carrying rohingya fleeing myanmar capsizes killing 16 | Rare Historical Photos

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At least 16 people from Myanmar’s Rohingya minority have died after a storm capsized the boat they were traveling on to seek refuge in another country, officials and a recovery team member said Tuesday.

There were 35 survivors of Saturday's accident that took place Saturday off Myanmar’s southwestern coast and four people were missing, the officials said.

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