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What we know about Rohingya refugee crisis at sea | Muslim Rohingya flee persecution in Myanmar

The Muslim Rohingya originally fled persecution in Buddhist-majority Myanmar in 2017, with around a million now estimated to be living in refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh. Here's what we know about the Rohingya's plight, why they embark on such perilous journeys and how governments are responding.

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At least 2,000 Rohingya refugees are believed to have fled camps in Bangladesh on overcrowded boats in recent months seeking sanctuary elsewhere in Southeast Asia, with hundreds feared to have died at sea.