Two people were rescued alive," area coast guard commander Alauddin Nayan told AFP. "The rest were children," he said, adding that the coast guard had launched a search and rescue operation. The coast guard said the boat sank at around 10:00 pm (1600 GMT). Local media quoted a survivor as saying the boat sank due to high waves and bad weather. Nearly 520,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Rakhine state for Bangladesh since late August, many by boat across the Naf river.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 08, 2017 19:41 UTC