14 bodies found washed up on Myanmar beach

The bodies of 14 people have been found washed up on a beach in Myanmar, police said yesterday, with a local rescue group saying some were Rohingya attempting to reach Malaysia. The migrants had been travelling by boat from western Myanmar, according to a local Rohingya activist. "Fourteen bodies were found, 35 people including the boat owners were rescued alive," said Lt Col Tun Shwe, a police spokesperson in Pathein district.