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IOM and UNHCR Deeply Concerned by Reports of Maritime Incidents off Myanmar Coast; Over 500 Feared Dead

IOM and UNHCR Deeply Concerned by Reports of Maritime Incidents off Myanmar Coast; Over 500 Feared Dead
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. According to preliminary information, the two vessels departed from Myanmar’s Rakhine State in late June carrying mostly Rohingya passengers, reportedly including some who had travelled from refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. One boat, believed to have been carrying around 250 people, lost