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Rohingya refugees’ boat runs aground in Indonesia’s Aceh province

Rohingya refugees on a boat stranded on a beach in Peureulak, Aceh province, Indonesia, on January 29, 2025 [Husna Mura/AP Photo]

More than 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province.

Local police chief Nova Suryandaru said a wooden boat carrying 40 men, 32 women and four children ran aground in Pereulak region in East Aceh on Wednesday after its engine broke down.

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