Boat carrying 250 Rohingya, Bangladeshi passengers sank in Andaman Sea

Boat carrying 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshi passengers sank in the Andaman SeaAt least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way Malaysia.

According to the United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies. When the boat sank and the status of any search Wednesday were unclear. 

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and the



International Organization for Migration in a joint statement said Tuesday that the trawler departed from Teknaf in the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox’s Bazar carrying a large number of passengers to Malaysia.

Overcrowding, strong winds and rough seas caused the vessel to lose control and sink, the agencies said. UNHCR and IOM said the disappearance reflected the protracted displacement of Rohingya people and the absence of durable solutions.