DHAKA (Reuters) – A minimum of two dozen ethnic Rohingya died on a ship that was drifting for weeks after stopping working to reach Malaysia, Bangladesh coastguard authorities stated on Thursday, after 382 starving survivors were saved.
A human rights group stated it thought more boats bring Rohingya, a Muslim minority group from Myanmar, were adrift at sea, with coronavirus lockdowns in Malaysia and Thailand making it harder for them to discover haven.
The Bangladesh coastguard said the ship was brought to coast late on Wednesday.
” They were at sea for about 2 months and were starving,” among the coastguard authorities informed Reuters in a message.
The 382 survivors on board would be sent to Myanmar, the official said.
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