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Rohingya refugees head back to Myanmar as border guards prevent them from entering Bangladeshi territory near Ukhiya. (AFP)
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Rohingya Muslims from Rakhine State in Myanmar gather near the Bangladesh border. (AFP)
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims Flee Clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar’s Rakhine state in the northwest to neighboring Bangladesh as border clashes continued on Sunday. The government evacuated some 4,000 non-Muslim villagers in the unrest. The death toll from the violence that erupted on Friday...Caption:
Hundreds have been killed and over a million displaced in flooding in South Asia. (AFP)
More than 800 Killed, Million Displaced in South Asia Flooding
Floods in South Asia have left more than 800 people dead and over a million displaced in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Seasonal monsoon rains, a lifeline for farmers across South Asia, typically cause loss of life and property every year between July and September, but...Caption:
LABOUR: Rohingya refugee workers carrying bags of salt this month in a processing yard in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Over 500 Persecuted Rohingya Muslims Escape into Bangladesh
At least 500 Rohingya Muslims had made the difficult journey into Bangladesh, some claiming they had been abused by soldiers in Myanmar.The influx followed a fresh military build-up in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, community leaders said Wednesday. The latest flood...Caption:
Myanmar deploys hundreds of soldiers in the northern Rakhine state amid fears of a new wave of violence. (AFP)