Hundreds of Rohingya leave Bangladesh in rickety boats

* A boat carrying 180 Rohingya sank off the coast of Sri Lanka during the first week of December, according to Leva, which cited the captain of the boat rescued in Sri Lanka on 18 December, as the two boats were sailing close to each other. Was doing There is a possibility of drowning of all the people aboard this boat.

* At least 57 Rohingya were rescued on December 25 in Aceh province on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after nearly a month of wandering.

* A boat carrying 185 Rohingya, who had been wandering the seas since December 1, capsized in Aceh on Monday, according to Leva. Local disaster agency officials said the ship landed with 174 Rohingya, with some survivors saying more than 20 had died on the way.

* On November 15-16, two boats carrying a total of 230 Rohingya, including women and children, reached the coast of Aceh.

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