Hundreds of refugees feared dead after two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar: UN
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The United Nations has reported that two boats carrying over 500 people, mostly from the Muslim Rohingya minority, are feared to have capsized off the coast of Myanmar since late June. The UN's IOM and UNHCR expressed alarm over the suspected shipwrecks. The incident highlights the ongoing peril faced by Rohingya refugees attempting to flee Myanmar.
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More than 500 people feared dead.
The United Nations has said more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June.
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Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard.
Opinion- More than 500 people feared dead.
- Two boats capsized off Myanmar coast.
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Loaded language removed<p>Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard</p><p>The United Nations has said more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June.</p><p>The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports “that two boats…
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Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard.
OpinionThe UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm at reports that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days.
OpinionThe United Nations has said more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June.
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