Bangladesh Destroys Boats Ferrying Rohingya from Myanmar

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5 October 2017 09:08 WIB

A child walks past remnants of some 20 boats that ferried Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, which were destroyed by Bangladeshi authorities the night before, at Shah Porir Dwip near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh October 4, 2017. Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, accusing smugglers of using the huge exodus to bring methamphetamine into the country. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

5 Oktober 2017 00:00 WIB

A man and goats pass behind remnants of some 20 boats, that ferried Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, which were destroyed by Bangladeshi authorities the night before, during the low tide at Shah Porir Dwip near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh October 4, 2017. Refugees told Reuters that border guards also beat and arrested passengers and crew as they landed at Shah Porir Dwip, on the southern tip of Bangladesh on Tuesday night, before the vessels were smashed to pieces by locals. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

5 Oktober 2017 00:00 WIB

Children collect wood from remnants of some 20 boats that ferried Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, which were destroyed by Bangladeshi authorities the night before, at Shah Porir Dwip near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh October 4, 2017. The local commander of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), Lieutenant Colonel Ariful Islam, denied there were beatings, and said the action was a crackdown on human trafficking and the smuggling of methamphetamine, a drug known locally as "ya ba". REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

5 Oktober 2017 00:00 WIB

Children collect wood from remnants of some 20 boats that ferried Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, which were destroyed by Bangladeshi authorities the night before, at Shah Porir Dwip near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh October 4, 2017. He accused the organisers of the boat journeys of exploiting destitute Rohingyas by charging them for the short trip to Bangladesh. Some passengers told Reuters they had paid 10,000 Bangladeshi taka ($123) each for the trip, although others said they travelled free. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

5 Oktober 2017 00:00 WIB

Children collect wood from remnants of some 20 boats that ferried Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, which were destroyed by Bangladeshi authorities the night before, at Shah Porir Dwip near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh October 4, 2017. More than half a million Rohingya Muslims have arrived in Bangladesh from predominantly Buddhist Myanmar since its armed forces responded to attacks by militants on Aug. 25 with a counteroffensive described by United Nations officials as "ethnic cleansing". REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

5 Oktober 2017 00:00 WIB

Children collect wood from remnants of some 20 boats that ferried Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, which were destroyed by Bangladeshi authorities the night before, at Shah Porir Dwip near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh October 4, 2017. While four passengers told Reuters they saw no drugs on board, Lieutenant Colonel Islam said border guards had found a large quantity of the drugs in the water on Tuesday night. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

5 Oktober 2017 00:00 WIB