Seven illegal immigrants have been rescued but 19 people are still missing after their boat capsized during a storm near the northern Malaysian resort island of Langkawi.
The survivors were discovered by a passing ferry.
Police air rescue units and local fishing vessels are still searching for the missing people, who include Pakistan and Nepal nationals as well as some Thai crew members.
Capsize leaves 19 missing off Langkawi
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