#Latest news with #refugeeAgencyWashington Post23-05-2025Washington PostUN refugee agency fears more than 400 fleeing Rohingya died this month in separate boat incidentsGENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency said Friday it fears that 427 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar and a refugee camp in Bangladesh may have died at sea this month. UNHCR said it has collected reports from family members and others of two separate boat tragedies off the coast of Myanmar in May. It acknowledged that details remained unclear but that enough information has been collected and verified to bring the incidents to light publicly.
Washington Post23-05-2025Washington PostUN refugee agency fears more than 400 fleeing Rohingya died this month in separate boat incidentsGENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency said Friday it fears that 427 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar and a refugee camp in Bangladesh may have died at sea this month. UNHCR said it has collected reports from family members and others of two separate boat tragedies off the coast of Myanmar in May. It acknowledged that details remained unclear but that enough information has been collected and verified to bring the incidents to light publicly.