In Pictures: Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia after weeks at sea
At least 185 Rohingya asylum seekers on a second boat, recounting stories of hunger and desperation, landed on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh, having survived a harrowing 40 days drifting without power across the Indian Ocean.
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A Rohingya refugee eats a biscuit at a temporary shelter following his arrival by a boat in Laweung, Aceh province on December 27, 2022. Rohingya refugees received emergency medical treatment after a boat carrying nearly 200 people came ashore in Indonesia on December 26, authorities said, in the fourth such landing in the country in recent months.
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Rohingya refugees gather for identity checks at a temporary shelter following their arrival by boat in Laweueng, Aceh province on December 27, 2022.
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A Rohingya refugee rests in a temporary shelter following his arrival by boat in Laweueng, Aceh province on December 27, 2022.
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Rohingya refugees eat food in a temporary shelter following their arrival by boat in Laweueng, Aceh province on December 27, 2022.
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An International Organization for Migration (IOM) officer photographs Rohingya refugees at a temporary shelter following their arrival by boat in Laweueng, Aceh province on December 27, 2022.
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Rohingya refugees bathe at a temporary shelter following their arrival by boat in Laweueng, Aceh province on December 27, 2022.
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Rohingya refugees rest after being transferred to a temporary shelter following their arrival by a boat in Laweung, Aceh province on December 27, 2022.
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Rohingya refugees get their haircuts at a temporary shelter after arriving by boat in Laweueng, Aceh province on December 27, 2022.
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A Rohingya refugee bathes at a temporary shelter after arriving by boat in Laweueng, Aceh province on December 27, 2022.
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A Rohingya refugee sits next to clothes donated by villagers at a temporary shelter following their arrival by boat in Laweueng, Aceh province on December 27, 2022.
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