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NEW DELHI/DHAKA — The possible sinking of a boat in recent weeks with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board could make 2022 one of the deadliest years at sea in almost a decade for the community, a UN agency said, as refugees try to flee desperate conditions in Bangladesh camps. Nearly one million Rohingya from Myanmar are living in crowded facilities...

One arrival said he left a camp in Bangladesh at the end of November and had been on the open sea since.

One arrival said he left a camp in Bangladesh at the end of November and had been on the open sea since.

Hundreds of Rohingya leave Bangladesh in rickety boats

The feared sinking of a migrant boat in recent weeks with 180 people onboard could make 2022 one of the deadliest years at sea in almost a decade for Rohingya Muslims, a UN agency says.

At least 20 Rohingya have died at sea in recent weeks, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said today, as boats carrying hundreds of the persecuted Muslims landed in Indonesia while others were believed to be adrift in the Indian Ocean.

UNHCR said 2022 could be one of the deadliest years at sea in almost a decade for Rohingyas, as large numbers flee desperate conditions in Bangladesh refugee camps

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/un-agency-probes-origin-of-rohingya-refugees-in-indonesia/"></div>PIDIE, Indonesia (AP) — At least 26 Rohingya Muslims had died in dire conditions during a month at open sea while making a dangerous voyage that brought scores of others to safety in Indonesia, a U.N. agency said Tuesday, adding there will likely be more. Exhausted women and children were among 185 people who disembarked [&helli...

One arrival said he left a camp in Bangladesh at the end of November and had been on the open sea since.