Published
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 23:15
Boat carrying 100 Rohingyas capsizes off Myanmar
A boat carrying some 100 Rohingyas has reportedly capsized off the Myanmar coast while evacuating people ahead of the incoming Cyclone Mahasen which is expected to touch land within two days.
The number of casualties and persons missing is yet unknown.
The boat struck rocks off Pauktaw township in Rakhine State and sank late on Monday, Barbara Manzi, head of the Myanmar’s UNOCHA office, told Reuters.
