About 140 refugees stranded off Indonesian coast, locals refuse Rohingyan entry

A young girl is evacuated from the boat carrying Rohingya Muslims due to a medical condition, near the coast of Labuhan Haji, Aceh (Binsar Bakkara/AP)

A boatful of 140 Rohingyan refugees, mostly women and children,  have been left stranded one mile off the coast of Indonesia as locals refuse to allow the asylum seekers to make landfall.

The wooden boat, located off the coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh, has been floating off the coast since Friday.