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.

Myanmar: More than 500 feared dead in capsized refugee boats, UN says

The UN has reported that two vessels carrying Rohingya refugees set off in hazardous conditions and are believed to have capsized. In recent years, thousands of Rohingya have attempted dangerous sea crossings.

Rohingya refugees among over 500 feared dead after Myanmar boats capsize

The UN warned on 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 and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports “that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days”. Preliminary information indicated that the two vessels in question departed from war-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine state in late June,...

By Agence France-Presse

More than 500 feared dead after boats carrying refugees sink off Myanmar coast, UN says

The two vessels left Myanmar at the end of June, carrying passengers primarily from the Rohingya Muslim minority, in an effort to reach Malaysia, Indonesia, or Thailand.

Over 500 feared dead in recent Myanmar shipwrecks - UN

The United Nations (UN) has said that more than 500 people are feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June.

Over 500 feared dead in two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar: UN

Over 500 feared dead when boats capsize with Rohingya refugees

More than 500 people are feared dead after two boats carrying Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal, officials said Thursday, in one of the deadliest disasters involving...