A boat, which was carrying nearly 200 people from unknown place to Australia, capsized in Indonesia's souther coast. The official sources confirmed that these people were headint to Australia to seek asylum. The navy officials of Indonesia and Australia have started resuce operations, added sources.

A spokesperson from Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency has said that two warships from Indonesia have been dispatched to the location where the boat reportedly turned turtle. The spokesperson, who confirmed that there were nearly 200 persons on the boat, said that the nationality of the people couldn't be ascertained. He has also said that the war ships are not likely to reach today due to challenging atmosphere.  Two navy petrol boats and a surviellance aircraft were moving in the capsize spot.

(AW Phani)