US EditionUN warns that 2 boats adrift on Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue
- The U.N. Refugee agency raised concerns for approximately 400 Rohingya Muslims stranded on two boats in the Andaman Sea, in desperate need of supplies.
- Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar often attempt to reach Muslim-majority Malaysia by sea, but Thailand and Indonesia have been turning them away or detaining them.
- Without assistance, these individuals face a life-threatening situation, with fears of another tragedy like the one in December 2022, where a boat carrying 180 people went missing.
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2 Boats Adrift in the Andaman Sea With 400 Rohingya Aboard Desperately Need Rescue, UN Says
The number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing by boats in a seasonal exodus — usually from squalid, overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh — has been rising since last year due to cuts to food rations and a spike in gang violence.
2 Boats Adrift in Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya Aboard Desperately Need Rescue, UN Says
An estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea without adequate supplies could die if more is not done to rescue them, according to the U.N. refugee agency and aid workers. The number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing by boats in a seasonal exodus — usually from squalid, overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh — has been rising since last year due to cuts to food rations and a spike in gang violence. “There…
2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue, UN says
BANGKOK (AP) — An estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea without adequate supplies could die if more is not done to rescue them, according to the U.N. refugee agency and aid workers. The number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing by boats in a seasonal exodus — usually from squalid, overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh — has been rising since last year due to cuts to food rations and a spike in gang v…
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