India urged to give refuge to dozens of Rohingya at sea
Eight people on board the boat have died and many of the 81 survivors are sick and suffering from extreme dehydration
01 March 2021 - 11:30
Kolkata — Human Rights Watch and Rohingya Muslim refugees in India urged the government on Monday to provide refuge to 81 Rohingya people whose boat has been drifting in the Andaman Sea for over two weeks.
Since February, India has been providing food, medical and technical aid to Rohingya crammed on a fishing boat that was found drifting in international waters after it left southern Bangladesh. The Rohingya had hoped to reach Malaysia but the boat’s engine developed technical snags...
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