Bodies of 2 Muslim women recovered from Sittwe beach in Rakhine State

Tow bodies of Muslim women were recovered from  Sittwe beach last evening. Eight individuals were rescued from a capsized boat last evening, where as 50 other went missing reportedly.

They all hail from Anauk Byint Muslim village under  Rathedaung township of Rakhine State and used a boat to reach Malaysia but  big waves hit them near Sittwe beach.

The incident took place about around 4 pm on 7 August.

According to Rakhine Daily News of the State military council, eight passengers were found alive along with two dead bodies near Basara village under Sittwe township.

"The Muslim villagers started their journey on 6 August in the evening hours towards Malaysia. But their boat was overturned by the waves near Point beach in Sittwe. Initial reports say that there were more than 50 people on the boat,” reported the Rakhine media outlet.

Information officer of the Sittwe-based Shwe Young Metta Foundation, who went to bring the bodies, informed Narinjara News that one of the victims was in her 20s and the other in 30s. Both had no external injuries, he added.

Their bodies have been sent to Sittwe general hospital.