UNHCR and IOM Flag Unverified Reports of Over 500 Rohingya Lost at Sea

Two boats carrying an estimated 530 people left Myanmar in late June, yet the agencies stated on July 16 that both the incidents and the casualty figures lack official confirmation.

UNHCR and IOM issued a joint statement on July 16 that expressed deep concern over possible loss of life while making clear that neither the reported sinkings nor any death toll had been officially verified. The agencies described the potential scale as devastating but stopped short of endorsing the accounts that had circulated the same day.

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