The UN said the incidents highlighted the plight of Rohingya, calling for enhanced rescue and anti-trafficking efforts.

In 2025, nearly 900 Rohingya refugees either went missing ​in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal or died, making the maritime route ​the world's deadliest for migrants and refugees, said the UN.

Two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off Myanmar's coast in recent days, UN agencies said on Thursday, as refugees from the war-torn country make perilous maritime journeys in ...

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Two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off Myanmar's coast ‌in recent days, UN agencies said on Thursday, as refugees from the war-torn country make perilous maritime journeys in ...

It's feared more than 500 people have died after reports that two boats carrying persecuted Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal.

SYDNEY (AP) — More than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal, officials said Thursday.

Two boats carrying more than 500 people are feared to have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days, United Nations agencies have said. According to preliminary information reported on ...

The U.N.'s refugee agency warns more than 500 Rohingya refugees are missing and feared dead, after a pair of boats capsized off the coast of Burma. The 530 asylum seekers departed on June 29 from ...

More than 500 people are feared dead after two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority reportedly capsized in the Bay of Bengal, officials said Thursday. According to ...

The two vessels left Myanmar at the end of June, carrying passengers primarily from the Rohingya Muslim minority, in an effort to reach Malaysia, Indonesia, or Thailand.