Posted on Apr 16, 2020

Nearly 400 Rohingya Rescued From Boat Near Bangladesh After 2 Months Adrift

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Bangladesh's coast guard said Thursday that it rescued hundreds of starving Rohingya refugees from a fishing trawler that had been drifting at sea, but a survivor said at least 28 others died during a failed, two-month effort to reach Malaysia.

Nearly 400 Rohingya Rescued From Boat Near Bangladesh After 2 Months Adrift

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Posted 4 y ago

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Posted 4 y ago

Shades of 1970's Vietnam.

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

Posted 4 y ago

How did they survive that long?

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MAJ Ken Landgren

Posted 4 y ago

I wonder if they resorted to cannibalism. That's crazy mad to be adrift for 2 months.

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Nearly 400 Rohingya Rescued From Boat Near Bangladesh After 2 Months Adrift

Nearly 400 Rohingya Rescued From Boat Near Bangladesh After 2 Months Adrift

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