The UN says the boat sank in the Andaman Sea with about 250 people on board, including children, "due to heavy winds, rough ...

The trawler "reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding", the United Nations said.

A large-scale rescue effort is underway in the Andaman Sea after a crowded fishing trawler carrying around 250 people overturned in rough waters on Tuesday. The passengers are believed to include ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were either feared dead or missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to ...

Nearly 250 migrants are feared lost after a migrant boat overturned amid strong winds and turbulent waters. Only nine individuals have been pulled from the sea following the tragic event in the ...

So far only nine people have been rescued.

Bangladeshi authorities rescue nine survivors from the Indian Ocean as witnesses report dozens of deaths from suffocation and overcrowding.

Hundreds of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants were missing, feared dead, after their boat sank in the Andaman Sea as they attempted to reach Malaysia.

FILE -Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait in queues to receive aid at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, Nov. 15, 2017. FILE- Fishing boats sit on a beach ...