Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees receive emergency medical treatment after their boat came ashore in Indonesia, authorities say
Rohingya refugees have received emergency medical treatment after a boat carrying nearly 200 people came ashore in Indonesia, authorities said, in the fourth such landing in the country in recent months.
The refugees were temporarily sheltered at a local facility, with health workers treating those who were sick, Winardy added. Winardy underscored that authorities were coordinating on refugee response "considering their landing in Aceh has become more frequent."
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