UN urges 'immediate rescue' of Rohingya refugees adrift at sea without food or water

The United Nations refugee agency is calling for the immediate rescue of a group of Rohingya refugees adrift in their boat in the Andaman Sea.

File photo of Rohingya refugees arriving in Indonesia. Source: Getty

A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya, including women and children, has broken down at sea and at least eight people have died, a rights group and the UN refugee agency said.



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