S-E Asian govts urged to save thousands of migrants feared adrift at sea

Langkawi, Malaysia THOUSANDS of migrants believed to be stranded at sea without food and water could die unless South-east Asian governments act urgently to rescue them, migrant groups and the United Nations on Tuesday.

Underscoring the concern, a migrant organisation said a vessel was adrift somewhere near the Thai or Malaysian coast with around 350 people but no food or water, while Thailand called a regional summit on the issue.

Indonesia's navy, however, said earlier it had turned away one boat carrying hundreds of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, whose fate remains uncertain.