Around 240 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, are stranded at sea off the coast of Indonesia after being denied permission to disembark by local residents.
Indonesian authorities stated that the boat most recently attempted to land in the North Aceh district in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday afternoon but was forced to leave a few hours later.
This marks the fourth boat of Rohingya people to reach Indonesia’s northernmost province since Tuesday.
The Rohingya ethnic group faces persecution in Myanmar, and many are attempting to flee to Malaysia or Indonesia.
