Officials said on Thursday that two boats sank in the Bay of Bengal. The boats had Rohingya people from Myanmar.
据官员周四报告,两艘载有缅甸罗兴亚人的船在孟加拉湾翻了。
More than 500 people may have died.
可能超过500人遇难。
The International Organization for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency spoke. The boats left Rakhine State in Myanmar at the end of June.
国际移民组织和联合国难民署说,这些船在6月底离开缅甸若开邦。
Most people on the boats were Rohingya, and some came from refugee camps in Bangladesh.
船上大部分是罗兴亚人,还有一些从孟加拉国难民营出发的人。
One boat had about 250 people and was lost soon after it left.
一艘船载有约250人,出发后不久就失联了。
Another boat had 280 people and is believed to have sunk on July 8.
另一艘船载有280人,据信在7月8日沉没。
It sank near the coast of Ayeyarwady in Myanmar.
沉没地点在缅甸伊洛瓦底海岸附近。
These groups say the event and the number of deaths are not yet officially confirmed.
这些机构说,事件和死亡人数还没有官方确认。
But they are very worried that many people may have lost their lives.
但他们很担心可能有很多人失去生命。
In recent years, thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and refugee camps in Bangladesh.
近年来,成千上万罗兴亚人逃离缅甸和孟加拉国的难民营。
But they usually do not travel by boat during the monsoon season.
但他们通常不在季风季节坐船。
UNHCR and IOM say the recent heavy rain and floods make the journey very dangerous.
联合国难民署和移民组织说,最近的暴雨和洪水让旅程特别危险。
About 1.2 million stateless Rohingya are still stuck in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh.
约120万无国籍的罗兴亚人仍被困在孟加拉国拥挤的难民营里。
They cannot return safely to Myanmar.
他们无法安全返回缅甸。
The US and other countries cut foreign aid, so food in the camps became less.
美国和其他国家减少了对外援助,所以难民营的食物配给变少了。
At the same time, the army and ethnic groups in Rakhine State fight for control.
同时,若开邦的军方和民族武装组织在争夺控制权。
This unrest makes more Rohingya try to go to Malaysia on simple boats.
这种动荡让更多罗兴亚人试图坐简陋的船去马来西亚。
Thousands of people die on the way.
数千人在路上死了。
Local maritime authorities often leave Rohingya at sea and ignore their calls for help.
当地海事部门常把罗兴亚人丢在海上,不管他们的求救信号。
IOM and UNHCR urge the international community to help people stuck in camps.
移民组织和难民署敦促国际社会帮助被困在难民营的人。
They also call for more search and rescue, shelter, and action against smuggling networks.
他们还呼吁加强搜救、提供庇护,并打击偷运网络。
In 2025, over 6,500 Rohingya have already fled.
2025年已有超过6500名罗兴亚人逃离。
Nearly 900 people died or went missing. This is the deadliest year.
近900人死亡或失踪,这是最致命的一年。