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UN urges rescue of Rohingya refugees adrift at sea The group fled Bangladesh, where a million Rohingya live in squalid camps [Getty] Date of publication: 22 February, 2021 Share this page: The UN refugee agency has called for the immediate rescue of a group of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea without food or water. The boat departed southern Bangladesh about 10 days ago but experienced engine failure, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said on Monday. The group of Rohingya refugees had left from Cox's Bazaar, the coastal Ban...

Share on Twitter The United Nations refugee agency called on Monday for the immediate rescue of a group of Rohingya refugees adrift in their boat in the Andaman Sea without food or water. Many of the refugees are ill and suffering from extreme dehydration. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it did not know the exact location of the vessel and understood that some passengers had died. The boat had left southern Bangladesh about 10 days ago and experienced engine failure. “Immediate action is needed to save lives and prevent further tragedy,” UNHCR said in a stat...

Reuters United Nations refugee agency UNHCR appealed to maritime states along the Andaman Sea on Monday to rescue a group of Rohingya in distress, while the director of a group that monitors the refugees said eight had died aboard the boat. Also on Monday, the Bangladeshi foreign minister said his country could not take in any more Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. Southeastern Bangladesh has become home to about 1 million Rohingya who fled violence in the country next-door and live in 34 refugee camps in and around Cox’s Bazar district. Indrika Ratwatte, director of the UNHCR R...

Mint Lite | London corona restrictions, covid at home test, refugees & more London has been placed under tough restrictions from Wednesday, along with Germany’s hard lockdown (Photo: Reuters)Premium Sohini Sen Share Via Read Full Story London has been placed under tough restrictions from Wednesday, along with Germany’s hard lockdown. Italy’s prime minister said he plans further curbs to slow cases during the festive season, and the Dutch government is imposing stricter rules for five weeks, reports Bloomberg. While Italy may see a closure of bars and restaurants, as well as non-essenti...