Hundreds More Rohingya Refugees Arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh

Published on November 20, 2023

ACEH—More than 500 Rohingya refugees originally from Burma (also known as Myanmar) landed on the shores of Indonesia’s Aceh Province on Sunday, the fourth wave of arrivals this week, a local UNHCR official said. The refugees, who arrived at various parts of the province including Bireuen, Pidie, and East Aceh, have overwhelmed local facilities, Munawaratul Makhya, a UNHCR official, told Reuters. “Since their arrival early this morning, we have coordinated with local officials in Pidie region to ensure the refugees are getting their basic needs, since they have been floating for many days on the sea,” the official said. She said the location where they were being accommodated in Pidie was overflowing with the fresh arrivals and the UNHCR was waiting for the government to provide bigger temporary shelters to house them....