11 dead and 25 missing in boat tragedy


KOTA TINGGI: A framed photo with a loved one, identification cards, wallets and other valuables were some of the items washed ashore after a boat ferrying 50 immigrants capsized, leaving 25 missing and 11 dead.

Johor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) deputy director (operations) Maritime Capt Simon Templer Lo Tusa said the immigrants were attempting to enter the country in the wee hours of yesterday when they were hit by bad weather.

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