SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh: At least 12 Rohingya refugees, most of them children, drowned and scores more were missing on Monday after their overloaded boat capsized in the latest tragedy to strike those fleeing violence in Myanmar.

Authorities in Bangladesh said the boat was carrying between 60 and 100 people when it overturned and sank late Sunday in rough seas.

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