United Nations urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean

UN urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean

GENEVA: The United Nations called Saturday for the urgent rescue of 185 people, mainly women and children, on a distressed boat last heard to be near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. Around 70 of those onboard are children and 88 are women, the UNHCR refugee agency said in a statement. “At least a dozen are feared to be in critical condition with one individual reported to have already died,” it said. “Many more could die und…

UN Urges Rescue of 185 Rohingya Adrift in Indian Ocean

Geneva, Switzerland — The United Nations called Saturday for the urgent rescue of 185 people, mainly women and children, on a distressed boat last heard to be near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. Around 70 of those onboard are children and 88 are women, the UNHCR refugee agency said in a statement. "At least a dozen are feared to be in critical condition with one individual reported to have already died," it said. "Many more…

Barca con 185 Rohingya alla deriva, appello Onu a salvarli

L'Alto commissariato delle Nazioni unite per i rifugiati (Unhcr) stima che "almeno una dozzina dei profughi si trova in stato critico e una persona sarebbe deceduta" (ANSA)

The United Nations on Saturday called for the urgent rescue of 185 people, mostly women and children, on board the shipwrecked vessel last heard sailing near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean.

‘Many more could die’: Urgent plea for Rohingya refugees trapped at sea

At least one passenger on a boat carrying 185 refugees has died, with dozens more in ‘critical condition’, warns UNHCR.

The United Nations is calling on states in the region to immediately rescue 185 Rohingya from Myanmar who are in a state of crisis in a boat in the Indian Ocean. Of the Rohingya -- an oppressed Muslim minority in their homeland -- on board are about 70 children and 88 are women, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. “At least a dozen are feared to be in critical condition while one person...