‘Many more could die’: Urgent plea for Rohingya refugees trapped at sea | Rohingya News

Not lower than one passenger on a ship carrying 185 refugees has died, with dozens additional in ‘important state of affairs’, warns UNHCR.

Fears are rising for scores of Rohingya refugees believed to be stranded at sea inside the Indian Ocean, after a ship they set off in from Bangladesh observed its engine fail.

The group of some 185 Rohingya, largely women and youngsters, are in decided need of rescue after falling into distress near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the United Nations Extreme Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) acknowledged on Saturday.

The Rohingya had been fleeing overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh, the place that that they had taken shelter after escaping their homeland in Myanmar. Higher than 750,000 Rohingya had been pressured to flee Myanmar in 2017 after the navy launched a crackdown on the Muslim minority, torching their homes and properties. The USA accused the navy of committing genocide in opposition to the Rohingya people, whereas a genocide case against Myanmar is under way on the UN’s excessive courtroom.

The UN firm acknowledged on the very least considered one of many boat’s passengers had already died, with a dozen additional in “important state of affairs”.

“Many additional may die beneath the watch of fairly a number of coastal states with out nicely timed rescue and disembarkation to the closest place of safety,” the UNHCR warned. “It’s truly a decided state of affairs.”

1000’s of the largely Muslim Rohingya, carefully persecuted in Myanmar, undertake harmful sea journeys from their nation and refugee camps in Bangladesh yearly attempting to achieve Malaysia or Indonesia.

Higher than 2,000 Rohingya are believed to have tried the harmful journey to Southeast Asian nations in 2022, in accordance with UNHCR.

Since last 12 months, higher than 570 people, along with Rohingya refugees, have been reported lifeless or missing at sea inside the space, it acknowledged.

Almost about the people presently adrift, the corporate emphasised that “a a lot greater tragedy is preventable with nicely timed efforts to save lots of numerous lives”.

“This case as quickly as as soon as extra underlines the importance of all states inside the space deploying their full search and rescue capacities to avoid human disasters going down at this scale.”