Bodies of 15 children and 11 women recovered after boat carrying fleeing Rohingya sinks

Three boats carrying ethnic Rohingya fleeing violence in Burma have capsized in Bangladesh and 26 bodies of women and children have been recovered, officials said.

At least three boats carrying an unknown number of Rohingya Muslims capsized in the Naf River at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh border guard commander Lt Col SM Ariful Islam said.