Nearly 250 people, including children, feared missing after boat capsizes in Andaman Sea, says UN

Nearly 250 people were feared missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday, AFP reported.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in a statement, said, "The trawler, which departed from Teknaf in southern Bangladesh and was on its way to Malaysia, reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas, and overcrowding.

Every year, thousands of Rohingyas, Myanmar's persecuted Muslim minority, risk their lives as they flee repression and civil war in their country. These refugees travel by sea, often in makeshift boats.

This is a developing story. More details awaited.