About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea

Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding About 250 people are missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, according to the UN’s refugee and migration agencies. The agencies said the trawler carrying about 250 men, women and children reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding. It had departed from Teknaf in southern Bangladesh and was bound for Malaysia...

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Hundreds missing after Rohingya boat capsizes in Andaman Sea: UN

About 250 people, including children, are feared missing, the United Nations said.

About 250 people feared missing as boat capsizes in Andaman Sea: UN

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Around 250 missing after Rohingya boat capsizes in Andaman Sea, UN agencies say

The UN agencies said the trawler carrying around 250 men, women, and children reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas, and overcrowding.

Around 250 people feared missing after boat capsizes in Andaman Sea: UN

Around 250 people, including children, were feared missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations said on Tuesday. “The trawler, which departed from Teknaf in southern Bangladesh and was on its way to Malaysia, reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas, and overcrowding,” the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement. Thousands of Rohingya, Myanmar’s persecuted Muslim minority, risk...

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From false promise to deadly sea: Fears grow after Malaysia-bound trawler sinks near Andaman - The Daily Star

From false promise to deadly sea: Fears grow after Malaysia-bound trawler sinks near Andaman  The Daily Star

Migrant boat from Bangladesh carrying over 250 sinks en route to Malaysia

A boat carrying more than 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants sank after departing from Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar for Malaysia, a police official said Tuesday. The report has com...