UN agencies said
more than 500 people may have died on Thursday after two boats capsized off the
coast of Myanmar.
Refugees
continue to attempt these dangerous maritime journeys to escape the war-torn
country in search of safety and better opportunities.
In a joint
statement, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN
Refugee Agency (UNHCR) confirmed that the two vessels left Myanmar’s Rakhine
State in late June. The boats carried mostly Rohingya passengers, includin...
