US EditionAt least 250 people missing, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, after boat sinks in Andaman Sea
UN agencies said rough seas and overcrowding sank the trawler, as 9 people were rescued and about 250 remained missing.
- At least 250 people are missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea while traveling from Teknaf, Bangladesh, to Malaysia, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration.
- Survivors described a harrowing four-day journey where traffickers forced passengers into cramped, oxygen-deprived storage compartments to avoid detection, before overcrowding and rough seas caused the vessel to lose control and sink.
- Sabbir Alam Suzan told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the Bangladesh flag carrier M.T. Meghna Pride rescued nine people on April 9, including three Rohingya and six Bangladeshis, who were handed over to the coast guard.
- UNHCR and IOM warned the tragedy reflects protracted displacement of Rohingya people, urging the international community to strengthen funding for Bangladesh, which has sheltered over 1 million people from Myanmar.
- International Rescue Committee reports indicate reduced food rations and limited education are pushing families toward dangerous sea journeys, as just 2% of Rohingya parents feel hopeful about their children's future.
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According to UN organizations, a fishing boat with refugees is capsized on the way from Bangladesh to Malaysia. More than 200 deaths are feared.
Search Underway For 250 Missing After Boat Sinks In Indian Ocean
What drives someone to risk everything on a fragile boat in open sea? For hundreds of Rohingya refugees, the answer is painfully simple: survival.Last week, a crowded trawler carrying around 250 people — including children — vanished in the Andaman Sea. After reportedly capsizing in rough weather.Only nine survivors have been found so far, clinging to floating debris for nearly two days. The rest? Still missing.Their journey began in Bangladesh,…
At least 250 people, including several children, have disappeared after the wreckage of a boat that sailed from Bangladesh and carried Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi citizens in the Andaman Sea. “The fishing boat, which departed from Teknaf - in the south of Bangladesh - and headed for Malaysia, was able to sink due to strong winds, the agitated sea and the overload of the boat,” said UNHCR in a statement. Thousands of Rohingya, the persecute…
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