More than 500 people, mostly Rohingya passengers, are feared dead following preliminary reports of two maritime incidents off the coast of Myanmar. The vessels departed Rakhine State in late June 2026, with one losing contact and the other believed to have sunk on July 8. Driven by escalating civil war in Myanmar and severe aid cuts in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar camps, refugees continue to risk perilous sea journeys to countries like Malaysia. UN agencies UNHCR and IOM warn that these journeys occurred during hazardous monsoon conditions.
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