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Asylum seekers drown as boat capsizes off Java
AS many as 50 people are feared dead after a boat loaded with asylum seekers sank off the south coast of west Java.
Indonesian rescue authorities, speaking on the basis of information provided by local police, say 22 bodies and 25 survivors have been found.
As many as 30 are still feared missing and without the capability to search at night, or in big seas, there was little hope of them being found overnight.
The boat sank in big waves off Argabinta, a remote area of coast off the Cianjur region of west Java.
The survivors were taken to a local Islamic school or pesantren for shelter but it is expected they will be moved to an immigration detention facility today.
