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Over 500 Rohingya refugees feared dead in Myanmar boat tragedies · UN calls for action

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Over 500 Rohingya refugees are feared dead following two separate boat capsizings off the coast of Myanmar since late June. The United Nations' International Organization for Migration and UNHCR issued a joint statement expressing alarm over the incidents. The vessels reportedly departed from Myanmar's Rakhine state, carrying individuals, many of whom were Rohingya, who had potentially traveled from refugee camps in Bangladesh. AI

RANK_REASON Major humanitarian crisis involving a vulnerable population and significant loss of life. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Over 500 Rohingya refugees feared dead in Myanmar boat tragedies · UN calls for action

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Rohingya refugees among over 500 feared dead after Myanmar boats capsize

    The UN warned on Thursday that more than 500 people were feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN’s International Organization for Migration and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports “that two boats …

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