Rohingya refugees among over 500 feared dead after Myanmar boats capsize
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The UN reported that over 500 people are feared dead after two boats carrying Rohingya refugees capsized off Myanmar's coast in late June. The vessels had departed from war-torn Rakhine state. The UN agencies IOM and UNHCR expressed alarm over the incidents, highlighting the ongoing crisis.
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Mass casualties require immediate humanitarian response
The UN's IOM and UNHCR voiced alarm at reports that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized.
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The UN's IOM and UNHCR voiced alarm at reports that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized.
Opinion- Mass casualties require immediate humanitarian response
- UN agencies express alarm
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Loaded language removedThe UN warned on Thursday that more than 500 people were feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN’s International Organization for Migration and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports “that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days”.
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The UN's IOM and UNHCR voiced alarm at reports that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized.
OpinionThe UN warned that more than 500 people were feared dead after two boats capsized off Myanmar since late June.
South China Morning PostPreliminary information indicates that the two vessels departed from Myanmar's Rakhine state in late June.
South China Morning Post