A group of 49 Rohingya migrants, traveling from Bangladesh to Malaysia, were discovered near a beach on Thailand's Phuket island. The mostly Muslim Rohingya, who face persecution in Myanmar, were found in a 'weak and frail' state. They told police that they had left Bangladesh with 75 others, but many died during the journey due to assaults.
BANGKOK — A group of 49 Rohingya migrants traveling by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia was found near a beach on Thailand's popular island of Phuket, police told Agence France-Presse on Tuesday.The mostly Muslim Rohingya experience persecution in their predominantly Buddhist homeland of Myanmar , with many fleeing to refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh or risking their lives on perilous sea journeys to try to reach Malaysia or Indonesia through Thailand.
'The community found 49 Rohingyas, and we took them to the police station,' senior police officer Sopit Ruangsri told AFP.The group told police via a translator that they had left Bangladesh with 75 others in an effort to reach Malaysia, but claimed many were assaulted and died during the journey, Sopit said, without giving further details.
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