The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR say more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two suspected maritime incidents off Myanmar’s coast. In a joint statement, the agencies report that the cases involve two boats that may have capsized in recent days, with preliminary information indicating the vessels departed from Myanmar’s western Rakhine State in late June. The passengers are reported to be mostly Rohingya, a mostly Muslim minority from Myanmar who have fled violence and persecution. Multiple outlets report that the voyages occurred outside the regular sailing season, when sea conditions are typically more hazardous, according to UN-linked reporting. The agencies describe the deaths as feared because details are still preliminary and there is no confirmed death toll. The reports highlight the risks faced by people attempting sea journeys, and they follow other recent reports of deaths and missing people in the wider Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal region. The UN continues to assess information while calling attention to the suspected shipwrecks and the humanitarian situation faced by Rohingya refugees.
UN fears more than 500 dead after two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar
The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR say more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two suspected maritime incidents off Myanmar’s coast. In a joint...
- UN agencies IOM and UNHCR say more than 500 people are feared dead after two suspected boat capsizes off Myanmar.
- The two boats are reported to have departed from Myanmar’s western Rakhine State in late June.
- The passengers are reported to be mostly Rohingya.
- The incidents are described as occurring in recent days off Myanmar’s coast, with details still preliminary.
- At least one report notes the journeys occurred outside the regular sailing season, when sea conditions are usually more hazardous.
The disappearance of two boats carrying more than 500 Rohingya asylum seekers off the coast of Myanmar in recent weeks brings the number of people reported lost at sea in the region this year to more than 800.
1 month agoMore than 500 people fleeing violence in Myanmar are feared dead after two boats disappeared in rough conditions off the country’s coast, according to two UN migration bodies. The vessels reportedly departed from Myanmar’s western Rakhine State in late June and were carrying mostly Rohingya passengers, according to a joint statement from the International Organization … The post More than 500 missing after two refugee boats vanish off Myanmar coast, UN agencies say appeared first on Egypt Independent.
1 month agoThe reports come on top of the 300 people already reported missing or drowned in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2026.
1 month agoThere is growing concern for at least 500 people believed to have been aboard two boats that reportedly capsized off Myanmar’s coast in recent days.
1 month agoThe persons on board the two boats that are believed to have capsized are mostly Rohingya, the United Nations said.
1 month agoTwo boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off Myanmar’s coast in recent days, UN agencies said on Thursday, as refugees from the war-torn country make perilous maritime journeys in search of safety and better lives.
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