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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — The death toll has risen to seven and 13 people have been rescued after a boat carrying nearly 100 undocumented migrants sank in waters near the Malaysia-Thailand maritime border, authorities said on Monday.
The search and rescue operation has been expanded to cover an area of 255.66 square nautical miles, the Malaysian Maritime Safety Agency said in a statement.
Malaysian authorities announced on Sunday that approximately 300 undocumented migrants boarded a large vessel and departed Myanmar. As the vessel approached Malaysia's maritime border, the migrants boarded three smaller boats to avoid detection.
One of the boats, carrying up to 100 people, capsized three days ago, and the condition of the other two boats is still unknown, authorities said.
On Monday, Thai media reported that four bodies were found after a boat capsized near the Malaysian-Thai maritime border.
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