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Six dead as boat carrying nearly 100 Rohingya arrives in Aceh

Miftach Tjut Adek, chief of the community, told Reuters that the 96 arrivals, including seven children, were still at the local beach in the eastern part of Aceh.

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Thu, October 31, 2024

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Six dead as boat carrying nearly 100 Rohingya arrives in Aceh A medical official examines bodies of Rohingya refugees at a beach, where dozens of the persecuted minority were left stranded on the coast at Meunasah Asan village, in East Aceh, Aceh Province, on October 31, 2024. (AFP/Tuah al-Banna)

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ix people have died as nearly 100 Rohingya landed by boat in Aceh province, a local fishing community said on Thursday, in the latest wave of arrivals to Indonesia in recent days.

Miftach Tjut Adek, chief of the community, told Reuters that the 96 arrivals, including seven children, were still at the local beach in the eastern part of Aceh.

"There is no solution yet, they are still at the beach," said Miftach.

About 300 Rohingya came ashore last week in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces. The United Nations' refugee agency UNHCR has called on Indonesia's government to ensure their safety.

UNHCR was providing aid to the Rohingya together with local authorities, a spokesperson in Indonesia said.

Between October and April, when the seas are calmer, many Rohingya Muslims leave Myanmar on rickety boats for Thailand, Muslim-majority Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh.

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The Rohingya leave Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where they are regarded as foreign interlopers from South Asia and are denied citizenship and subjected to abuse.

Over 2,000 Rohingya arrived in Indonesia last year, UNHCR data showed, more than the combined total of arrivals in the previous four years. Some of them faced rejection inIndonesia as locals grew frustrated by the deluge of arrivals.

Acting Aceh Governor Safrizal told reporters "human trafficking mafia activity" was to blame for the latest arrivals.

It is the third group of arrivals in western Indonesia this month, with more than 150 refugees landing in Aceh and another 140 arriving in North Sumatra province.

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