18 Heartbreaking Images Show Horror Of Rohingya Crisis And How 150,000 Fled Myanmar In 2 Weeks
Rohingya migration from Myanmar.
In what is one of the biggest exodus of people in recent times, nearly 1.5 lakh Rohingya muslims have fled Myanmar to save themselves from the violence they face in the country. Most of them are ending up in neighbouring Bangladesh. Here's a look in pictures of what has the makings of the next big international humanitarian crisis.
1. Rohingya refugees carry their child as they walk through water after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat.
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2. A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) tells a Rohingya girl not to come to the Bangladesh side.
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3. A local man carries an old Rohingya refugee woman as she is unable to walk after crossing the border.
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4. Rohingya refugees carry an old woman as she is unable to walk after crossing the border.
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5. Rohingya refugees from Myanmar brave the rains as they reach Bangladesh but are held by the border guards.
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6. A Rohingya refugee boy walks in the water after crossing the border.
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7. A Rohingya boy carries his sibling while walking in the mud.
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8. Children among Rohingya refugee people sit on the mud during heavy rains.
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9. Rohingya refugees stands in the open under heavy rains.
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10. Thousands of Rohingya refugee flee on foot and by boats to Bangladesh.
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11. A Rohingya refugee girl sits next to her exhausted mother who rests after long journey.
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12. A Rohingya refugee man drinks water and takes rest after an arduous journey across the border.
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13. Newly arrived Rohingya refugees sit inside a shelter at the Kutupalang.
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14. Rohingya refugee people walk in the water after escaping Myanmar on boats.
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15. A Rohingya woman looks on after being restricted by the members of Border Guards Bangladesh.
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16. Shoes are seen left on a road near Maungdaw town in the violence hit Rakhine province of Myanmar.
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17. A car is seen near a house that was burnt down during the last days violence in Maungdaw.
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18. Rohingya refugees have a dinner at a makeshift shelter near Gundum.
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