CRI听力:Suspected Mass Graves of Illegal Migrants Found in Malaysia

Malaysian authorities say they've discovered a series of mass graves and suspected human trafficking detention camps in a number of towns and villages bordering Thailand.

Malaysian Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says they're still trying to determine how many bodies they're dealing with.

"The Inspector General of Police and his deputy are currently at the Malaysian-Thailand borders for confirmation and identification of the bodies in the mass grave."

Its being reported the mass graves may contain the bodies of hundreds of migrants thought to be from Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Northern Malaysia is on a route human traffickers are known to use to transport people to other parts of Southeast Asia.

More than 3-thousand migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh have found their way into Malaysia and Indonesia this month.

Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand have agreed to accept the migrants, provided the international community comes to their assistance.

The agreement follows revelation Thai authorities had been turning away refugee boats.