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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Bhutan's highest civilian award. He became the first non-Bhutanese to receive 'Order of the Druk Gyalpo'. Watch in for more details!

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Around 70 Rohingya are presumed dead or missing after a boat they were on capsised off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province, while 75 were rescued, the UNHCR refugee agency said on Friday (March 22).

In a joint statement, the UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration stated that&nbsp;if the death toll was confirmed, it would be the biggest loss of life so far this year.

Also read:&nbsp;<a data-ctorig="https://www.wionews.com/world/rohingya-refugees-rescued-after-a-night-on-hull-of-capsised-boat-702697" data-cturl="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/world/rohingya-refugees-rescued-after-a-night-on-hull-of-capsised-boat-702697&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjwi-qG7YeFAxXDhq8BHbVJCmMQFnoECAEQAg&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Zv9BNr7pO1YablwgvgE87&amp;arm=e" dir="ltr" href="https://www.wionews.com/world/rohingya-refugees-rescued-after-a-night-on-hull-of-capsised-boat-702697" target="_blank">Rohingya&nbsp;refugees rescued after a night on hull of capsised boat</a>

Six of the migrants were saved by fisherman on Wednesday, which prompted the alarm.

Indonesia's rescue team, on receiving the news left Banda Aceh city on&nbsp;Wednesday evening to carry out rescue operations but&nbsp;faced challenges locating the boat in the choppy waters off the coast.

The&nbsp;team finally found the boat and the survivors about midday on Thursday.

The boat was sailing east when it began to leak, and then powerful currents forced it&nbsp;into the west of Aceh, according to Amiruddin, a tribal fishing community leader in the Aceh Barat area. The six rescued claimed that people were still attempting to survive on the overturned boat.

Babar Baloch, a UNHCR Asia spokesperson, told Reuters on Friday there had been 151 people on the&nbsp; boat, some 75 of whom have been evacuated by local authorities, while the rest were “presumed dead or missing”.

Faisal Rahman, UNHCR’s protection associate in Aceh, said the surviving Rohingya were in a good condition and were staying at a Red Cross building in West Aceh.

Rohingyas have been fleeing the predominantly Buddhist country of Myanmar for many years, as they face mistreatment, denial of citizenship, and common perception as foreign interlopers from South Asia.

Also read:&nbsp;<a data-ctorig="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/hundreds-of-rohingya-refugees-set-sail-from-bangladesh-662337" data-cturl="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/hundreds-of-rohingya-refugees-set-sail-from-bangladesh-662337&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjuw6DfqIWFAxXE1TgGHZkbCJkQFnoECAIQAg&amp;usg=AOvVaw1G_Ld15vcTsJD0xZ9aF6fy&amp;arm=e" dir="ltr" href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/hundreds-of-rohingya-refugees-set-sail-from-bangladesh-662337" target="_blank">Hundreds of&nbsp;Rohingya refugees&nbsp;set sail from Bangladesh</a>

According to UNHCR data, more than 2,300 Rohingya entered Indonesia last year, which is more than in all of the preceding four years combined.

The 2023 toll of at least 569 Rohingya dead or missing while trying to flee Myanmar or Bangladesh was the highest since 2014, the UNHCR said in January.

(With inputs from agencies)

Around 70 Rohingya are presumed dead or missing after a boat they were on capsised off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province, while 75 were rescued, the UNHCR refugee agency said on Friday (March 22).

Around 70 Rohingya are presumed dead or missing after a boat they were on capsised off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province, while 75 were rescued, the UNHCR refugee agency said on Friday (March 22). In a joint statement, the UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration stated that if the death toll was confirmed, it would be the biggest loss of life so far this year. Also read: Rohingya refugees rescued after a night on hull of capsised boat Six of the migrants were saved by fisherman on Wednesday, which prompted the alarm. Indonesia's rescue team, on receiving the news left Banda Aceh city on Wednesday evening to carry out rescue operations but faced challenges locating the boat in the choppy waters off the coast. The team finally found the boat and the survivors about midday on Thursday. The boat was sailing east when it began to leak, and then powerful currents forced it into the west of Aceh, according to Amiruddin, a tribal fishing community leader in the Aceh Barat area. The six rescued claimed that people were still attempting to survive on the overturned boat. Babar Baloch, a UNHCR Asia spokesperson, told Reuters on Friday there had been 151 people on the boat, some 75 of whom have been evacuated by local authorities, while the rest were “presumed dead or missing”. Faisal Rahman, UNHCR’s protection associate in Aceh, said the surviving Rohingya were in a good condition and were staying at a Red Cross building in West Aceh. Rohingyas have been fleeing the predominantly Buddhist country of Myanmar for many years, as they face mistreatment, denial of citizenship, and common perception as foreign interlopers from South Asia. Also read: Hundreds of Rohingya refugees set sail from Bangladesh According to UNHCR data, more than 2,300 Rohingya entered Indonesia last year, which is more than in all of the preceding four years combined. The 2023 toll of at least 569 Rohingya dead or missing while trying to flee Myanmar or Bangladesh was the highest since 2014, the UNHCR said in January. (With inputs from agencies)

Over 70 Rohingya refugees dead or missing after boat capsised off Indonesia coast

India's corruption watchdog has demanded for a 10 day custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after he was presented in Rouse Avenue court, Delhi. The Delhi CM was arrested last night from his residence in connection with the Excise Policy Scam...Watch in for more details!

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