11 stranded at sea rescued


KOTA KINABALU: For three days, a group of 11 people – including children and women – sat on top of their overturned boat in the turbulent waters off Sandakan, praying for help.

The group, comprising six women, two men and three children, encountered trouble while on their way to Semporna from Tawau on Wednesday.

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