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Around 250 Missing After Rohingya Boat Capsizes in Andaman Sea, UN Agencies Say

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Around 250 Missing After Rohingya Boat Capsizes in Andaman Sea, UN Agencies Say
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Rahela Begum, a Rohingya survivor, is carried on a bamboo stretcher to a hospital after being rescued on April 9, 2026 from a capsized boat, at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on April 15, 2026. Suzauddin Rubel/AP PhotoAround 250 people were missing after ‌a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman ‌Sea, the United Nations’ refugee and ⁠migration agencies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.The UN agencies said the trawler carrying around 250 ​men, women and children reportedly sank due to heavy winds, ⁠rough seas and overcrowding. It had departed from Teknaf in southern Bangladesh and was bound for Malaysia.

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