UN agency probes origin of Rohingya who landed in Indonesia after ‘weeks at sea’

UN agency probes origin of Rohingya who landed in Indonesia after ‘weeks at sea’
A United Nations agency is seeking information about the voyage of over 100 Rohingya Muslim refugees who landed on an Indonesian beach this week, warning that there will likely be more (Rahmat Mirza/AP)

A United Nations agency is seeking information about the voyage of some 185 Rohingya Muslim refugees who landed on an Indonesian beach this week, warning that there will likely be more.

A distressing video circulated widely on social media showed the dehydrated and exhausted Rohingya, crumpled weakly and emaciated, many crying for help.

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