Thailand had rescued 59 Rohingya refugees, together with youngsters, from an island who have been deserted by means of folks smugglers on an island as regards to the Malaysian border, police mentioned on Sunday.
The Rohingya – 31 males, 23 ladies, and 5 youngsters – had been discovered on Dong island in Satun province, which borders Malaysia, assistant nationwide police leader Surachate Hakparn mentioned in a remark.
“The boat motive force instructed them that they had arrived in Malaysia and left them at the island a couple of days in the past earlier than being discovered,” he mentioned. The island is a vacationer vacation spot however now not populated.
Thailand has equipped humanitarian help to the refugees, who’ve been detained for additional wondering and will likely be prosecuted for getting into Thailand illegally, Surachate added.
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