Highlights

The boat suffered an engine failure on December 4
Boat was reportedly heading to Malaysia from Bangladesh
Stranded refugees are mostly women and children

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Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh stranded in Andaman Sea, many feared dead

Name: Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh stranded in Andaman Sea, many feared dead
Uploaded: 2022-12-21T20:52:13.000+05:30
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Channel: Editorji News Desk
Description: Many have died of starvation and dehydration since the boat from Bangladesh went adrift on 4 December due to a purported engine malfunction

Many have died of starvation and dehydration since the boat from Bangladesh went adrift on 4 December due to a purported engine malfunction

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh stranded in Andaman Sea, many feared dead

Atleast 100 Rohingyas are stranded in a boat off India’s Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may have died of starvation according to reports by Al Jazeera.

The boat, which set off from south Bangladesh on 26 November suffered an engine failure on 4 December after which it drifted into Indian waters.

The refugees on board had escaped from a refugee camp in Bangladesh and were heading in the boat to Malaysia via Indonesia.

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