Migrant shipwreck leaves 36 dead as Malaysia ends search

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia ended its search Monday for migrants who went missing after their boat capsized 11 days ago, with searchers recovering 36 bodies after the sinking off the Thai-Malaysian coast.Fourteen survivors were also rescued since the shipwreck on November 6, near Thailand’s Tarutao island while trying to reach Malaysia.Officials said the vessel was carrying some 70 undocumented migrants, mostly from Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya community.“The search-and-rescue operation will be called off at 6:30 p.m.

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