2,000 Migrants Rescued off Indonesia, Malaysia Coasts

Since Sunday more than 2,000 migrants have come ashore by boats or have been rescued off the coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia. Officials said more than 1,400 Rohingya migrants were rescued Monday from four boats off the two countries' coasts. On Sunday, about 600 people aboard at least two overcrowded ships were rescued along the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province. An Indonesian official said those migrants, which included women and children, were tricked and told they were off...

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