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JAKARTA:
More than 70 Rohingya are "presumed dead or missing" after a boat they were on capsized off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, while 75 have been rescued, the UNHCR refugee agency said on Friday.
The UNHCR said in a joint statement with the International Organization for Migration that if the death toll was…
" ACEH JAYA, Indonesia: The bodies of two Rohingya refugees were retrieved and several more were spotted at sea Saturday, local rescuers said, days after a wooden boat believed to be carrying around 150 people capsized, leaving many missing or dead.
The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar, and thousands risk their…
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More than 70 Rohingya are “presumed dead or missing” after a boat they were on capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province, while 75 have been rescued, the UNHCR refugee agency said on Friday.
The UNHCR said in a joint statement with the International Organization for Migration that if the death toll was…
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ANKARA:
The Banda Aceh Search and Rescue (SAR) Office said a rescue team found 42 men, 18 women and nine children in the Meulaboh waters, according to the Antara News Agency.
"The victims were found floating in the waters of the sea about 21 miles (33 kilometers) from the Jetty Ujong Karang Harbor, Meulaboh, on…