Boat with 130 Rohingya refugee capsizes off Myanmar, IOM says

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Thu, 28 Sep 2017 - 01:59 GMT

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Reuters

Thu, 28 Sep 2017 - 01:59 GMT

Rohingya refugees are pictured in a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

Rohingya refugees are pictured in a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

GENEVA - 28 September 2017: A boat carrying 130 Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar has capsized off the Bay of Bengal, the International Organization for Migration said on Thursday.

IOM's Bangladesh office tweeted that 13 bodies had been recovered, including 8 children.

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