JAKARTA: At least 17 people, including four children, died after a motorboat sank in choppy waters off the Indonesian island of Java, a government official said.
In the latest maritime accident to hit the archipelago nation, the overloaded boat was carrying around 50 people when it overturned in rough seas near Madura island, East Java Police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera said yesterday.
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