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Record number of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year, UNHCR says

UNHCR says The United Nations refugee agency has revealed that nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported dead or missing in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea in 2025

250 missing after migrant boat sinks in Indian Ocean

reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding", the agencies said. It is unclear when the boat capsized, but on 9 April, a Bangladesh-flagged vessel rescued nine people who were "clinging