(29 Jan 2025)
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Pereulak, Indonesia – 29 January 2025
1. Various of stranded boat with people aboard on the Leuge beach
2. Various of Rohingya refugees on the boat
3. Pan from boat to locals watching
4. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Edi Ermawan, local resident:
“First seen around 2 pm (local time), their boat was heading to Kuala Pekan but for some reason their boat turned back to Pereulak (East Aceh district). When asked, the captain of the boat said his boat was in trouble so ended up on this beach.”
5. Various of refugees on the boat ++QUALITY AS INCOMING++
6. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Riza Lihadi, head of the village and coordinator:
“The latest information I’ve received, these 73 Rohingya refugees will disembark ashore and be relocated to a temporary shelter in Seneubok Rambong village and will be handled by the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and IOM (International Organization for Migration).”
7. Various of refugees on the boat
8. Wide of the stranded boat and people standing around it
STORYLINE:
A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims landed Wednesday in Indonesia as the northernmost province of Aceh continued to receive the refugees fleeing persecution and political unrest in Myanmar.
Indonesia’s government blames a surge in human trafficking for the increasing number of Rohingya Muslims who have arrived over the past few years.
Local police chief Nova Suryandaru said the boat’s engine had broken down and the boat, carrying mostly women and children, ran aground near Pereulak village in East Aceh district. He said authorities were collecting information about their identities.
He said one refugee told authorities that the vessel set off from Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh with the hope of reaching Malaysia.
But Suryandaru said many suspect the boat was deliberately damaged by illegal traffickers so the refugees would not be returned to sea.
Over 600 Rohingya refugees have landed in East Aceh in the past year, including more than 260 weak and hungry refugees, mostly women and children, who landed in Pereulak in two boats earlier this month.
Indonesia has appealed for help from the international community.
About 1 million Rohingya, who are predominantly Muslim, are in camps in Bangladesh after leaving Myanmar.
They include about 740,000 who fled a brutal “clearance campaign” in 2017 by Myanmar’s security forces, who were accused of committing mass rapes and killings.
The Rohingya minority face widespread discrimination in Myanmar and most are denied citizenship.
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