Boat carrying 250 people, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, sinks in the Andaman Sea

A vessel carrying 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees capsizes in the Andaman Sea amid severe weather, with rescue efforts underway. | Contesto: cronaca

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A fishing trawler carrying an estimated 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, capsized and sank in the Andaman Sea on Wednesday. The vessel, which was dangerously overcrowded, succumbed to strong winds and rough seas, according to initial reports from regional coast guard authorities. The precise location of the sinking remains unclear, but the incident occurred in international waters between Myanmar and Thailand, a perilous maritime corridor frequently used by human traffickers and migrants fleeing persecution and poverty. Search and rescue operations, involving assets from multiple nations, are ongoing, but no official casualty figures have been released, raising fears of a massive loss of life. The tragedy underscores the extreme desperation driving Rohingya Muslims to undertake such hazardous journeys. For years, members of the stateless minority have fled systemic violence and discrimination in Myanmar, often seeking refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. The sprawling camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, house over a million refugees in squalid conditions, with limited access to food, healthcare, and education. With prospects for repatriation to Myanmar or resettlement to third countries vanishingly slim, many see the dangerous sea voyage to Malaysia or Indonesia as their only hope for a future, despite the well-documented risks of exploitation, abuse, and drowning. Wednesday's disaster is not an isolated incident but part of a grim pattern in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Similar sinkings have claimed thousands of lives over the past decade. The vessels used are typically old, unseaworthy fishing boats, retrofitted by smuggling networks to carry human cargo far beyond their safe capacity. Passengers, who pay exorbitant sums for the passage, are often confined to the hold with little ventilation or access to the deck, making escape nearly impossible if a vessel founders. The region's monsoon seasons, characterized by volatile weather, make the journeys even more lethal. The international response to these maritime crises has been inconsistent and criticized as inadequate. A 2015 regional agreement to address 'irregular...

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