Rescuers Thursday found two more bodies after a boat carrying over 100 people capsized offshore Klang Port, some 40 km southwest of Kuala Lumpur, raising the death toll to 14.
The two victims, believed in their mid-30s, were found around 7:00 p.m. when their bodies floated to the sea surface, local media said.
Police and rescue workers were still searching the area where the wooden barge boat sank on Tuesday when it tried to ferry Indonesians back home.
So far, 125 people survived the boat tragedy. Early Thursday, 103 of the survivors were repatriated back to Indonesia.
Twelve people were killed and 112 other were rescued as the boat sank off the coast of Klang Port on Tuesday, including one pregnant woman.
Local authorities said the barge was 15 meters long and only could some 70 or 80 people and it sank perhaps due to overloading.
Local newspapers said that the barge were suspected of transporting illegal immigrants in and out of Malaysia. Police had detained several Indonesians believed to be in charge of the barge for investigation.
Source:Xinhua
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