Rohingya refugees among over 500 feared dead after Myanmar boats capsize

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The United Nations has warned that more than 500 people are feared dead after two boats carrying refugees capsized off Myanmar's coast. The vessels departed from the conflict-ridden Rakhine state, underscoring the ongoing refugee crisis and dangerous migration attempts.

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 carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days”. Preliminary information indicated that the two vessels in question departed from war-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine state in late June,...