Rohingya boat capsize death toll rises to 12

The death toll from last night’s boat capsize in the Naf River reached 12 persons this morning, all fleeting Rohingya refugees including 10 children.

Teknaf Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Mainuddin Khan said today that the bodies were of 10 children, one woman and a man.

Due to rough weather, the overcrowded boat sank in the Shah Porir Dwip area around 9:30 pm, he said. As search continues for more bodies, fears are on that the death toll may rise.

Ten more bodies were recovered from Gholar Char area, near to Shah Parir Dwip jetty in the morning. Two bodies were recovered last night.

Earlier on Sunday night, two Rohingyas were killed and 18 others went missing in the boat capsize.

A total of 143 Rohingya people, who were fleeing into Bangladesh from Rakhine State, died in several incidents of boat capsize in Bay so far, he added.

Source: thedailystar