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.
- Two boats carrying more than 500 people are feared to have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days, United Nations agencies have said.
- According to preliminary information reported on Thursday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the two vessels departed from Myanmar’s Rakhine State in late June carrying mostly Rohingya passengers.
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- The IOM and UNHCR say two boats carrying mostly Rohingya passengers departed Rakhine State in late June.
- Two boats carrying more than 500 people are feared to have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days, United Nations agencies have said.
- According to preliminary information reported on Thursday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the two vessels departed from Myanmar’s Rakhine State in late June carrying mostly Rohingya passengers.
Sources: Al Jazeera