"At least 427 #Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim minority, may have perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10, the United Nations said, in what would be another deadly incident for the persecuted group." www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/... #Burma #BurmaNews #News #Myanmar #MyanmarNews #WorldNews - ThreadSky

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"At least 427 #Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim minority, may have perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10, the United Nations said, in what would be another deadly incident for the persecuted group."

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/24/over-400-rohingya-feared-drowned-in-two-shipwrecks-off-myanmar-coast-un

#Burma #BurmaNews #News #Myanmar #MyanmarNews #WorldNews

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brendamagpie.bsky.social•9 hours ago

It is patently obvious that some human lives are worth a lot more than others.

rk70534.bsky.social•9 hours ago

'The UN High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) said in a statement on Friday that – if confirmed – the two incidents would be the “deadliest tragedy at sea” involving Rohingya refugees so far this year.'

rk70534.bsky.social•9 hours ago

"According to the agency, preliminary information indicated that a vessel carrying 267 people sank on May 9, with only 66 people surviving, and a second ship with 247 Rohingya on board capsized on May 10, with just 21 survivors."

rk70534.bsky.social•9 hours ago

"The Rohingya on board were either leaving Bangladesh’s huge Cox’s Bazar refugee camps or fleeing Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, the statement said."

rk70534.bsky.social•9 hours ago

"Persecuted in Myanmar for decades, thousands of Rohingya risk their lives every year to flee repression and civil war in their country, often going to sea on board makeshift boats."

rk70534.bsky.social•9 hours ago

'...UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said news of the double tragedy was “a reminder of the desperate situation” of the Rohingya “and of the hardship faced by refugees in Bangladesh as humanitarian aid dwindles”.'

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