Eight people were confirmed dead and almost 20 missing after a boat whose passengers included villagers fleeing from fighting in Myanmar capsized in the Andaman Sea, a rescue worker and local media said Monday.
Myanmar has been wracked by violence that began after the army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Opponents of military rule launched an armed resistance movement, and large parts of the country are now embroiled in conflict.
The cause of the accident was unclear, but the villager who cited the lower total for those onboard said the boat, which normally carries a maximum of 30-40 passengers, was overcrowded with people and commodities, and there were strong currents in the sea, adding that most of the passengers on the boat came from where the fighting had been going on in Kyauk Kar for about a week
The reports also said the military launched airstrikes on Kye village on Wednesday and that many hundreds of people were fleeing to nearby villages and towns for safety. A cat rescue southwest of Ottawa is under investigation after allegations of abuse, neglect and falsified medical records have surface.After waiting 15 years, Canadian Abousfian Abdelrazik will finally get the chance to hold the federal government accountable for its alleged complicity which led to his imprisonment and torture in Sudan.Mounties say a search is underway for an avid outdoorsman who has disappeared in the wilderness of northern British Columba.
Indian high commissioner accuses Trudeau of destroying bilateral relationship, says 'mistrust' persists The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadian staff.At 2 p.m. on Thursday, the scene at the Lions Club in Clarenville, N.L., rivalled any rowdy St. John's bar that thumps with music late on a weekend night.
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