Myanmar - Under Siege at Home, Refugees Are Feared Lost at Sea - NYTimes.com An overcrowded boat capsized while trying to escape a cyclone bearing down on Myanmar, tossing dozens of Rohingya Muslims into the sea, the United Nations said Tuesday. More than 100 Rohingya were aboard the boat, while eight bodies were found and more than 50 people were missing and feared dead, officials said. The United Nations said tens of thousands of Rohingya were endangered by the storm. About 140,000 people, mostly Rohingya, have been living in flimsy tents and makeshift shelters after outbreaks of Buddhist-Muslim violence last year. Many people in Buddhist-majority Myanmar see Rohingya Muslims as illegal migrants from Bangladesh, and they are denied citizenship as a result.