Car accident in Kottayam: Youngster from Surathkal Kana dies, four injured
Surathkal: A young man from Surathkal, Kana was killed and four others were injured in a car accident in Kottayam, Kerala, on Wednesday morning, as per reports.
The deceased was identified as Shanawaz alias Shamim (32), a native of Angargudde in Mulki taluk and currently residing at Chirag Flats in Kana.
Siraj from Katipalla, Ashfaq from Kana, Shabir from Surinje and a man from Rajasthan, who were travelling in the car with him, were injured. Among them, Siraj is said to be in critical condition.
All five, including Shamim, were reportedly working as bouncers for an event in Kottayam. The accident occurred when they were travelling in a car to the city for breakfast. The car reportedly lost control on a narrow road and plunged about 20 feet down.
Shanawaz, who sustained severe injuries, died on the spot. Siraj, who was critically injured, was shifted to Mangaluru and admitted to Tejaswini Hospital.
Shabir from Surinje and Ashfaq from Kana were treated and discharged from the hospital. The car driver, a man from Rajasthan, it is reported that the person is out of danger.
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Boat carrying 250 people, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, sinks in Andaman Sea
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Dhaka (AP): At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.
When the boat sank and the status of any search Wednesday were unclear.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration in a joint statement said Tuesday that the trawler departed from Teknaf in the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazar carrying a large number of passengers to Malaysia.
Overcrowding, strong winds and rough seas caused the vessel to lose control and sink, the agencies said.
UNHCR and IOM said the disappearance reflected the protracted displacement of Rohingya people and the absence of durable solutions.
They said ongoing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has made the Rohingyas' safe return to Myanmar uncertain, and limited humanitarian assistance, restricted access to education and employment in refugee camps, continue to push vulnerable Rohingya refugees to choose risky sea journeys, often based on false promises of higher wages and better opportunities abroad.
UNHCR and IOM urged the international community to strengthen funding and solidarity to ensure lifesaving assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, which has sheltered more than 1 million Rohingya from Myanmar.
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