Rohingya refugee ship overturns 15 captives, kills 50 people unknown February 12 at 6:33 am
A boat carrying about 130 Muslim Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh has capsized, killing 15 people so far and leaving about 50 missing.
A boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing a neighboring country, Myanmar, capsized in the Bay of Bengal off Bangladesh on the 11th.
According to local police and others, it was estimated that about 130 people were on board the ship, and so far more than 60 people have been rescued, but 15 women and 15 children have died.
Search activity continues, with approximately 50 people missing.
Police are investigating suspected trafficking by smugglers as the Rohingya on board the ship from Cox's Bazar in southern Bangladesh, where refugee camps are located, to Malaysia.
More than 700,000 Rohingya refugees have been evacuated for more than two years with no prospect of returning to Myanmar, and a large number of people who rely on smugglers from poorly refugee camps to Southeast Asia and elsewhere have fled. You.