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Over 100 Rohingya stranded off India’s coast, many feared dead

A boat carrying Rohingya refugees is stranded in waters off the coast of Indonesia [File: Aditya Setiawan/Reuters]

At least 100 Rohingya are stranded in a boat off India’s Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may have died of thirst and hunger or have drowned, their relatives and activists said.

The stranded boat was approached by five Indian ships late on Tuesday, a source told Reuters news agency.

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