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More than 500 Rohingya refugees are feared dead after two boats capsized off Myanmar. Here's why conflict and worsening camp conditions keep driving deadly sea crossings.
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Life: Refugees fleeing Myanmar feared dead after boats sink
More than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal, officials said Thursday.
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Life: More than 500 feared dead after reports of two shipwrecks off Myanmar, UN says
Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Life: Over 500 feared dead after refugee boats sink off Myanmar: Report
More than 500 Rohingya are feared dead after two refugee boats reportedly capsized off Myanmar, amid dangerous monsoon conditions, UN agencies said ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Life: Over 500 feared dead in two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar: UN
The United Nations warned Thursday that more than 500 people were feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN's International Organization for Migration ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Life: UN Warns of Mass Tragedy Off Myanmar, 500+ Feared Dead in Dual Shipwrecks
Preliminary data indicates that both boats departed from war-torn Myanmar’s western Rakhine state in late June.
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Life: Over 500 Rohingya refugees feared dead after two boats sink off Myanmar
The United Nations has expressed deep alarm following reports that two boats carrying over 500 people have likely capsized off the coast of Myanmar. These vessels which departed from Myanmar’s Rakhine ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Life: More than 500 feared dead after reports of boats capsizing off Myanmar
The IOM and UNHCR say two boats carrying mostly Rohingya passengers departed Rakhine State in late June.
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Life: IOM, UNHCR deeply concerned by reports of maritime incidents off Myanmar coast; over 500 feared dead
Dhaka, July 16 -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are deeply concerned by reports that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Life: More than 500 feared dead after boats sink off Myanmar coast, UN says
With around 250 people onboard, the first boat lost contact shortly after departure and a second vessel carrying around 280 people is believed to have sunk off Myanmar's Ayeyarwady coast on July 8, ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Life: Millions at risk as Myanmar wells surpass WHO arsenic guidelines
Twelve million people in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Delta face serious long-term health risks from the harmful substance, arsenic, in their drinking water. The study, led by the University of Portsmouth, ...