Alarming rise in deaths of Rohingya refugees fleeing by sea

Ethnic Rohingya refugees walk to a temporary shelter after they landed on their wooden boat in North Aceh, Indonesia, Nov. 16, 2022/Photo: AP

GENEVA: The U.N. refugee agency, the UNHCR, has recorded an alarming rise in the death toll of Rohingya refugees while attempting dangerous sea journeys in the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal in 2022.