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The IOM and UNHCR say two boats carrying mostly Rohingya passengers departed Rakhine State in late June.
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Security: More than 500 feared dead after boats carrying Rohingya refugees capsize off Myanmar
Officials said it was an especially perilous time for the sea journey by members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority, hundreds of whom died on the same route last year.
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Security: Hundreds feared dead after boats carrying refugees 'capsize' in Bay of Bengal
It's feared more than 500 people have died after reports that two boats carrying persecuted Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal.
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: Myanmar's military confronts critical rebel advance
Myanmar's armed forces (Tatmadaw) have reacted rapidly and in strength to an advance by ethnic insurgent forces into the Ayeyarwady delta region of the national heartland, which threatens the city of ...
News Myanmar » Ayeyarwady » Security: More Than 500 Rohingya Refugees Feared Dead After Two Boats Reportedly Capsize Off Myanmar Coast: UN
More than 500 people are feared dead after two overcrowded boats carrying mostly Rohingya refugees reportedly capsized off Myanmar’s coast in separate incidents, according to the United Nations. The ...