Overview
- UNHCR and IOM, in a Tuesday statement, said roughly 250 people are missing after a Malaysia-bound trawler sank in the Andaman Sea.
- The vessel left Teknaf on April 4 and, after days at sea in rough weather and overcrowded conditions, reportedly capsized near the Andaman Islands.
- A Bangladesh Coast Guard ship rescued nine people on April 9, including a woman, and police have detained several of the rescued as alleged traffickers.
- Survivor Rafiqul Islam said traffickers confined passengers in storage holds where people suffocated and that he floated for about 36 hours before rescue.
- The UN agencies urged sustained funding for Rohingya aid and support for Bangladeshi host communities, noting years of displacement since Myanmar’s 2017 crackdown.