More than 60 feared dead in Rohingya refugee shipwreck

More than 60 people are either confirmed dead or presumed dead following the shipwreck of a boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing from violence in Burma to Bangladesh, the UN migration agency said.

More than 60 feared dead in Rohingya refugee shipwreck

More than 60 people are either confirmed dead or presumed dead following the shipwreck of a boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing from violence in Burma to Bangladesh, the UN migration agency said.

The figure came as the UN Security Council had its first open meeting on Burma for eight years amid clear divisions among its members.

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