Mohamad Aliyas Hamdan

Malaysian rescuers have recovered the bodies of 35 more Indonesian migrants killed when their boat sank three days ago, along with another survivor, taking the toll in the disaster to 50, officials said on Sept. 6.

The survivor was recovered on Sept. 4 in the afternoon having spent more than a day in the water and was said to be in good health.

At least 13 people have drowned after a small wooden boat, believed to have been carrying about 70 Indonesian migrants, sank in the Malacca Strait early Sept. 3, Malaysian officials said.