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14 bodies found washed up on Myanmar beach: official

May 23, 2022 / 5:27 PM
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Sharjah 24 – AFP: The bodies of 14 people have been found washed up on a beach in Myanmar, an official told AFP on Monday, with a local rescue group saying some were Rohingya attempting to reach Malaysia.
"Fourteen dead bodies were found, 35 people including the boat owners were rescued alive," said Lieutenant Colonel Tun Shwe, a police spokesperson in Pathein district, around 200 kilometres west of Yangon.

A member of Myanmar Rescue Organisation Pathein who requested anonymity said the group found eight bodies on Sunday and all were Rohingya.
 
May 23, 2022 / 5:27 PM

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