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Several reports indicate dozens of people on the boat have already died, according to the United Nations

MUMBAI — Up to 20 people have died of hunger or thirst on a boat carrying ethnic Rohingya that has been stranded at sea for two weeks off India's coast, two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups said. The boat with at least 100 people is currently in Malaysian waters as members of the Muslim minority continue to escape violence in Myanmar...

MUMBAI: At least 100 ethnic Rohingya are stranded in a boat off India’s Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may...

Activist groups estimate as many as 20 people have died of hunger or thirst on a boat carrying ethnic Rohingya that has been stranded at sea for two weeks.

A Rohingya activist group reported Wednesday that a powerless boat carrying more than 150 Rohingya refugees has been located close to Aceh, Indonesia. Two days ago, the vessel was reported drifting in Indian waters around Andaman Islands without food and water. “The boat is no longer located in India's SAR region but close to Aceh,…

Rohingya and Bangladeshis have used a satellite phone to seek help as death toll climbs.

Rohingya and Bangladeshis have used a satellite phone to seek help as death toll climbs.

Rights groups and media have documented killings of civilians and burning of villages

MUMBAI (Reuters) - At least 100 ethnic Rohingya are stranded in a boat off India's Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may have have died of thirst, hunger or drowned, said two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups.

Several die of hunger as 100 Rohingya stranded in boat off Indias coast