Six dead as boat carrying nearly 100 Rohingya arrives in Indonesia

By Reuters
November 01, 2024
Baots hooked up with ropes at Indonesias Aceh province. — Sreengrab via Reuters/File
Baots hooked up with ropes at Indonesia's Aceh province. — Sreengrab via Reuters/File

JAKARTA: Six people have died as nearly 100 Rohingya landed by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh province, a local fishing community said on Thursday, in the latest wave of arrivals to the Southeast Asian country 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 on Sumatra island. “There is no solution yet, they are still at the beach,” said Miftach.