COX’s BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) – At least 12 people died and scores were missing Monday after a boat packed with Rohingya refugees — many of them children — capsized, the latest tragedy to strike those fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Coast guard and border guard officials said the boat was overloaded with about 100 people when it sank late Sunday in the mouth of the Naf river that separates Myanmar from Bangladesh. Border […]
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12 dead due to tropical storm
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that the casualties due to tropical storm “Mario” has risen to 12.
PHL Embassy Assures Safety of Filipino Workers After Qatar Explosion
The Philippine embassy in Qatar confirmed that the two wounded Filipinos, Philip Reyes and Frederick Viscano are safe after a gas tank explosion in a Turkish restaurant in Doha resulted in the death of 12.





