UN calls for rescue of 185 Rohingya refugees adrift in Indian Ocean
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UN calls for rescue of 185 Rohingya refugees at sea; critical condition reported, one dead.
The UN has called for the rescue of 185 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, from a boat in distress in the Indian Ocean, near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The boat is full of mostly women and children, with about 70 children and 88 women on board. women. One person has already died, several others are in serious condition, UNN reports.
According to the estimates of of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), "at least a dozen refugees are in critical condition and one person is reportedly dead".
Many more people could die (...) without timely rescue
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees refugees is appealing to all coastal authorities in the area to urgently rescue people.
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Thousands of Muslim Rohingya persecuted in Myanmar, embark on risky journeys each year from Myanmar and refugee camps in Bangladesh journeys from Myanmar and refugee camps to Bangladesh, then trying to reach Malaysia and Indonesia.
According to UNHCR, in 2022, more than 2,000 Rohingya attempted to make this risky journey to Southeast Asia.
According to the statement, more than 570 people, including Rohingya refugees, have been killed since last year. including Rohingya refugees, have been killed or disappeared in the region since last year.
