A survivor (L) rests aboard a boat on waters off Kedah, Malaysia, Nov. 9, 2025. At least one individual has been found dead and six have been rescued after a boat carrying nearly 100 undocumented migrants sank in waters near the Malaysia-Thailand maritime border, local police said on Sunday, according to Malaysia's national news agency Bernama. (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- At least one individual has been found dead and six have been rescued after a boat carrying nearly 100 undocumented migrants sank in waters near the Malaysia-Thailand maritime border, local police said on Sunday, according to Malaysia's national news agency Bernama.
Malaysia's Kedah police chief Adzli Abu Shah said the boat was part of a larger ship transporting around 300 people by a syndicate.
According to Adzli, around 300 migrants boarded a large vessel about a month ago. As the large vessel neared the Malaysian maritime border, the syndicate divided the migrants into three smaller boats to avoid detection by the authorities.
A boat carrying an estimated 100 people capsized three days ago, and the status of the other two boats is still unknown, said Adzli, according to Bernama.
A search and rescue mission involving marine police and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency is underway. ■
A rescuer searches for survivors on waters off Kedah, Malaysia, Nov. 9, 2025.
At least one individual has been found dead and six have been rescued after a boat carrying nearly 100 undocumented migrants sank in waters near the Malaysia-Thailand maritime border, local police said on Sunday, according to Malaysia's national news agency Bernama. (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
