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More Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh as violence spreads in Myanmar
Some Rohingyas trying to flee escalating violence are feared to have drowned after their boat sank in a river on Tuesday
By Mohammad Nurul Islam
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Nov 23 (Reuters) - More Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar poured into neighbouring Bangladesh this week, with some feared drowned after a boat sank in a river during a bid to flee escalating violence that has killed at least 86 and displaced about 30,000 people.
Some Rohingya refugees have been missing since Tuesday after a group crossed the river Naaf that separates Myanmar and Bangladesh. Those who managed to enter Bangladesh sought shelter in refugee camps or people's homes.
"There was a group of people from our village who crossed the river by boat to come here, but suddenly the boat sank," said Humayun Kabir, the father of three children untraceable since the mishap.
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