Myanmar ferry sinking kills 21
At least 21 people were killed and 26 others reported missing after a passenger ferry carrying more than 200 people sank off the coast of western Myanmar, police said Saturday, AFP reported.
The "Aung Takon" went down late Friday after leaving the town of Kyaukphyu on its way to Sittwe in western Rakhine state.
"We have got 21 dead bodies, two men and 19 women. About 26 passengers are still missing," a police officer in Sittwe town who requested anonymity told AFP.
He added 167 people had been rescued, and that no foreigners were believed to be on board the ship.