The Rohingya Working Group of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network said the group had been wandering for more than two weeks.
“We heard late last night that some Indian ships are coming towards the boat, so we are still waiting for an update,” said Lillian Fan, chair of the Rohingya Working Group of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network.
“We are hopeful that the Indian Navy or Coast Guard will manage to rescue and land the boat at the earliest. These people are wandering on a damaged boat without food and water for more than 2 weeks. We hear 16 people may have already died.”