1,000 land in Asian migrant crisis

More than 1,000 migrants have gone ashore in different parts of Indonesia and Thailand, the latest refugees to slip into south-east Asian countries that have made it clear the boat people are not welcome.

1,000 land in Asian migrant crisis

More than 1,000 migrants have gone ashore in different parts of Indonesia and Thailand, the latest refugees to slip into south-east Asian countries that have made it clear the boat people are not welcome.

Weak, hungry and dehydrated, most of the migrants were crammed on to three boats that Indonesian fisherman towed ashore in Aceh province and North Sumatra, while another 106 were found on a Thai island and taken to the mainland.

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