Two boats carrying carrying an estimated 530 Rohingya asylum seekers are feared to have capsized off the coast of Myanmar, United Nations agencies have said. The boats left Myanmar in late June and have not been heard from since.

SYDNEY: The United Nations refugee agency is investigating reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal.…

The UN's warnings come amid torrential rain and flooding across the region, heightening the peril for any ocean crossing.