Indonesia recovers two bodies after Rohingya boat capsizes off Aceh

REUTERS
March 23, 2024

Rescuers carry the body of a Rohingya refugee recovered at sea after the boat they were on capsized off the coast near Calang, Aceh Jaya Regency, Aceh, Indonesia, March 23, 2024, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Syifa Yulinnas via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights

ACEH JAYA, Indonesia, March 23 (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities recovered two bodies from the shores of West Aceh on Saturday and said local fishermen reported several other drowning victims washed up after a vessel carrying Rohingya migrants capsized off the coast earlier this week.

More than 70 Rohingya were "presumed dead or missing", which if confirmed would be the biggest loss of life in such an incident so far this year, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. Seventy-five people were rescued.

ACEH JAYA, Indonesia, March 23 (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities recovered two bodies from the shores of West Aceh on Saturday and said local fishermen reported several other drowning victims washed up after a vessel carrying Rohingya migrants capsized off the coast earlier this week.