Today, as Christmas marks a celebration of family and giving around the world, about 200 Rohingya refugees are stranded at sea, starving and dying. For the past three weeks, they have gone without food and water. About 20 of them, including women and young children, have died. More will get sick and die if they do not receive help in time.
The boat left Bangladesh in mid-November, carrying Rohingya fleeing hardship and hopelessness in refugee camps. The boat broke down at sea early this month while heading to Malaysia and Indonesia.
