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Some of 6,000 Myanmar Muslim refugees ‘drinking their own urine’ to survive after Thailand refuses boat entry

SHAFAQNA – According to The Independent Reported that ” Myanmar migrants left abandoned at sea after being refused entry to Thailand have been forced to drink their own urine in a bid to survive, it has been reported. At least ten people have died on the fishing boat which has been stranded in the Andaman Sea for the last week with up to 350 Rohingya Muslims on board, the BBC has reported. An estimated 6,000 Myanmar refugees have been left abandoned as other countries in Southeast Asia turn boats carrying hundreds of people away. The region finds itself in a spiralling humanitarian crisis as members of Myanmar’s 1.3m Rohingya Muslims attempt to flee persecution in the Buddhist-majority country.”

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