Indonesia rescuers save 69 Rohingya refugees at sea

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MEULABOH: Indonesian authorities rescued at least 69 Rohingya refugees who had been at sea for weeks and were taking them to shore on Thursday (Mar 21) after their boat capsized a day earlier.

A Rohingya refugee is rescued from their capsized boat by National Search and Rescue Agency personnel in waters around 29km off west Aceh on Mar 21, 2024.

"The total victims rescued is 69 people, 42 of them are men and 18 are women, and nine of them are children," the Banda Aceh search and rescue agency said in a statement. "In Bangladesh, I met someone who could take me to Indonesia. My goal in going to Indonesia is to pay someone to take me to Malaysia. Once in Malaysia, I will pay someone else to enter," he told AFP.

One of those survivors said dozens of refugees had been swept away by currents and were missing or feared dead.

 

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