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PERSECUTED, RESCUED. Rohingya refugees wait to be rescued from the hull of their capsized boat as a National Search and Rescue Agency vessel approaches in waters some 29 kms off west Aceh on Thursday. Indonesian authorities rescued at least 69 refugees who had been at sea for weeks and were taking them to shore after their boat capsized a day earlier.
Indonesia – Indonesian rescuers called off the search for Rohingya refugees missing at sea after their boat capsized, despite reports from some of the survivors that dozens of people were swept away.Friday’s announcement comes a day after authorities staged a dramatic rescue of 69 Rohingya who had been adrift at sea for weeks before the boat capsized, with many found clinging to the hull of the overturned vessel.
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