Dozens missing after Rohingya refugee boat capsizes
By DW
16 August 2021 |
10:48 am
Rescuers in Bangladesh were searching for survivors after a boat carrying over 40 refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal. The Rohingya were trying to escape the Bhashan Char island camp.
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