BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — A boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya refugees was spotted off Indonesia's westernmost province with at least one dead body seen on board, local officials said on Saturday.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — A boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya refugees was spotted off Indonesia 's westernmost province with at least one dead body seen on board, local officials said on Saturday.The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar, and thousands risk their lives each year on long and dangerous sea journeys to try to reach Malaysia or Indonesia .
Local police chief Sabda Man Sobri confirmed that she was a member of the ethnic group, but could not comment on whether she was connected to the boat.Yuhelmi, a South Aceh district spokesman, confirmed the sighting but said locals were waiting for an immigration team from the provincial capital Banda Aceh to arrive before deciding the next step for the refugees.'Whether will be brought on land, that's within the authority of the immigration.
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