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Rohingya boat capsizes off coast of Indonesia- at least 50 feared dead

 Published: 10:29, 21 March 2024

Rohingya boat capsizes off coast of Indonesia- at least 50 feared dead

Dozens of Rohingya refugees are feared to have drowned after a wooden boat with an estimated 150 people on board capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province.

The boat is thought to have run into trouble some 19km (12 miles) from the beach of Kuala Bubon on the west coast of Aceh after it hit rough seas on Wednesday morning.

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