Two boats carrying a total of 230 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, have landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province since Tuesday, authorities said, the latest among an annual exodus from northwest Myanmar.
More than 200 Rohingya refugees including women and children arrived by boat in Indonesia since Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. Photo of Indonesian flag by Adek Berry/AFP
The Rohingya, a persecuted Muslim minority, have for years sailed to countries like Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia between November and April when the seas are calmer. Hundreds have reached Aceh in recent years, many having been at sea for months. Hamdani, a spokesperson for the North Aceh government, who like many Indonesians uses one name only, said that 111 Rohingya, including 27 women and 18 children, had arrived just before dawn on Tuesday morning.
Local authorities were in contact with the Indonesian immigration and foreign ministers and the United Nations' High Commission for Refugees , he said.
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