Hopeful for a new life: A file photo of Rohingya disembarking from their boat upon landing on a beach in Ulee Madon, North Aceh, Indonesia. The number of Rohingya fleeing the camps has surged since last year due to food ration cuts and a spike in gang violence that has left camp residents fearing for their lives. — AP
The UN refugee agency has sounded the alarm for about 400 Rohingya believed to be aboard two boats reported to be out of supplies and adrift in the Andaman Sea.
The UNHCR is worried that all aboard could die without efforts to rescue them, said Babar Baloch, the agency’s Bangkok-based regional spokesperson.
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