Overview

• Two boats carrying 514 Rohingya refugees sank on May 9 and 10, with only 87 survivors and 427 presumed dead.
• The first boat, departing from Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, sank with 267 people onboard; only 66 survived.
• The second boat, carrying 247 refugees, capsized a day later, leaving just 21 survivors.
• UNHCR is investigating reports of a third vessel carrying 188 Rohingya that departed Myanmar on May 14.
• Funding cuts, overcrowded camps, and monsoon conditions are exacerbating the crisis, with UNHCR's 2025 appeal only 30% funded.