![]() ![]() ![]() "When the boat came from the pagoda, the people on this side of the causeway were jostling to board the boat, leading to the boat upturned in water and people being swept away," the witness told Eleven. "Five women and three men were rescued alive," he added. This led the boat to collide with another alongside, causing it to sink and devotees being swept away in the wave, ANI reported, quoting Eleven Media news portal. ![]() The pilgrims trying to cross over through the rocky bed hustled to climb on a nearby boat to escape the tidal wave. The bodies were recovered and taken to Thanbyuzayat Township Hospital, a witness told Eleven News. Tragedy struck the worshippers as they tried to reach the Kyeik Hne pagoda on foot, which is on an island, about three kilometres off the coast of southern Mon state, in the town of Thanbyuzayat, Sputnik reported. Among the deceased were a monk, 12 women, two men and a nine-year-old girl. At least 15 devotees drowned after a tidal wave flooded a causeway leading to a Buddhist temple in Myanmar on Sunday. ![]()
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