More than 30 Rohingya women, children found stranded on beach in Perlis


  • Nation
  • Friday, 01 Mar 2019

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): More than 30 Rohingya women and children were found stranded along a beach in Perlis early Friday (March 1), and are believed to have been dropped off by human traffickers, authorities said.

A police official in Kangar said villagers found the 34 people, including nine children, weak, hungry and covered in mud as they made their way through the muddy coast.

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