- Published: 11 Sep 2013 at 21.49
SATUN ― Villagers rescued 219 Rohingya migrants
after their ship ran aground in shallow water off the coast in tambon
Khon Klann of Thung Wa district on Wednesday evening.
All of the passengers on the ship were male.
One of the Rohingya men said that the ship left Myanmar about two
weeks ago to travel to Malaysia. Speaking through an interpreter, Prapan
Khaodee, a kamnan of tambon Khon Klann, he added that their food and
water supplies had run out nine days ago, forcing them to drink sea
water.
Before being rescued by the locals, the Rohingya experienced strong
currents and big waves in the Andaman Sea, forcing their vessel to run
aground on a sandbank off the coast. They then swam to the beach where
villagers found them.
The villagers took the Rohingya to take shelter at a local government building, Mr Prapan said.
Mr Prapan said administrative and navy officials had arrived at the
building and would provide humanitarian assistance to the migrants
Source: Bangkokpost
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