Officials reported Monday that the bodies of at least 11 Rohingya refugees were found off the western coast of Indonesia after their boat, carrying approximately 150 people, overturned last week. The Rohingya, predominantly Muslim and heavily persecuted in Myanmar, endure perilous sea voyages each year in hopes of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia, despite the dangers posed by overcrowded and fragile vessels.
Indonesian rescue efforts concluded on Friday after 75 Rohingya refugees were saved, although some survivors indicated that numerous individuals were lost when their vessel, along with another attempting to assist, overturned several days prior. Muhammad Fathur Rachman, leading the local search and rescue operation, informed AFP that nearly five Rohingya were discovered deceased at sea approximately 14 nautical miles (26 kilometers) from the coastline. "Six more bodies are being evacuated right now," he said "They were all women. We heard about the bodies from a fisherman. The bodies will be taken to the hospital."
Five bodies have been found in recent days, according to information released earlier on Monday by United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) authorities.
The 69 Rohingya who had been abandoned at sea for weeks before the boat tipping over were dramatically rescued by officials on Thursday; several of them were discovered clinging to the upturned vessel's hull. On Wednesday, some fishermen saved the lives of six more people.
The largest migration from Bangladesh since 2015 occurred, according to UNHCR data, when 1,752 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, arrived in Indonesia's Aceh and North Sumatra provinces between mid-November and late January.According to the UN agency, the Rohingya population in Bangladesh is seeing its largest migration since 2015. This is attributed to the deteriorating circumstances in their camps and the ongoing danger of violence in their home nation of Myanmar.

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