Rescue under way as migrant boat sinks off Malaysia

A rescue operation is under way after a wooden boat carrying 97 Indonesian migrants capsized and sank after leaving Malaysia’s west coast, with 66 people still missing.

Rescue under way as migrant boat sinks off Malaysia

A rescue operation is under way after a wooden boat carrying 97 Indonesian migrants capsized and sank after leaving Malaysia’s west coast, with 66 people still missing.

The boat sank shortly after midnight about two nautical miles from shore on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur while trying to leave Malaysia illegally, Malaysia’s maritime agency said.

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