Sri Lanka’s navy rescues 102 Rohingya refugees found adrift on fishing trawler

A group of people believed to be Rohingya refugees, rest in a boat at a port in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka (Mangalanath Liyanaarahhi/AP)

Sri Lanka’s navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation, a navy spokesman said.

Gayan Wickramasuriya said fishermen had spotted the refugees, including 25 children and 30 women, off Sri Lanka’s northern coast on Thursday.