A total of 81 Rohingya refugees, whose boat had landed safely in East Aceh coast of Indonesia on June 5, have been moved to a refugee accommodation centre in Medan located further inland.Dwi Prafitria, UNHCR spokesperson in Jakarta, told IANS .
Rohingya Refugees Moved To Camp In Indonesia
Rohingya Refugees Moved To Camp In Indonesia
Last updated: 10 June 2021, 08:38 PM IST
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Nine of the refugees died after drinking sea water and due to malnutrition before they were fed and cared for by the Indian coast guards on the Andaman Islands.
Kolkata: A total of 81 Rohingya refugees, whose boat had landed safely in East Aceh coast of Indonesia on June 5, have been moved to a refugee accommodation centre in Medan located further inland.
The 81 Rohingya refugees left Bangladesh on February 11 in a group of 90. Within a week, their boat suffered technical malfunction following which they were rescued by the Indian coast guards.
A boat filled with dozens of Rohingya, mostly women and children, landed on an island off the Indonesian coast early Friday, according to an AFP reporter and the UN refugee agency