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Myanmar: Boat sinks in Bay of Bengal, 23 Rohingyas die
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A file image of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Photo Courtesy: UNHCR/Christophe Archambault

Myanmar: Boat sinks in Bay of Bengal, 23 Rohingyas die

| @indiablooms | 11 Aug 2023, 02:52 pm

Rescuers have found the bodies of 23 Rohingyas who were fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine State, media reports said on Friday.

According to reports, they died after their boat sank.

Thirty people are still missing while eight have reportedly survived the tragedy.

The survivors said they were trying to reach Malaysia when their boat carrying more than 50 passengers foundered and was abandoned by its crew on Sunday, BBC reported.

Rohingyas try to escape to countries like Indonesia and Malaysia every year by braving rough seas.

They are escaping persecution in Myanmar and overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh. Those who died this week include 13 women 10 men, all Rohingya Muslims, a rescue team told BBC.

Rohingyas are people who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar.

Before the Rohingya genocide in 2017, when over 740,000 fled to Bangladesh, an estimated 1.4 million Rohingya lived in Myanmar.

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