12 Rohingya dead including 10 children as boat capsizes while fleeing Myanmar
Mon Oct 09, 2017 08:48:am World
3.7K By Abdulkerimu Oare
- 12 dead including 10 children as Rohingya boat capsizes while fleeing Myanmar.
- Another 13 rescued from sea through rescue operations.
- Over 500,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled the ongoing violence in Myanmar since August 25th.
At least a dozen of Rohingya Muslim refugees have been confirmed dead after their boat capsized on their way to Bangladesh after fleeing from intense violence in Myanmar.
The dead refugees included 10 children, an elderly woman and a man. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) official Abdul Jalil disclosed that at least 12 bodies had been recovered after an all-night rescue operation, saying "they include 10 children, an elderly woman and a man".
Meanwhile, Jalil further disclosed that 13 others including three women and two children were rescued during the operation.
Area coastguard commander Alauddin Nayan said the boat sank in the mouth of the Naf river near Shah Porir Dwip, on the southern tip of Bangladesh, with nearly 100 people on board.
"It capsized near Galachar (a coastal village in Bangladesh) with nearly 100 people," Nayan told AFP.
More than 500,000 Rohingya have so far fled Myanmar for Bangladesh since the most recent waves of violence commenced against them back in August.
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