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Photos: Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees wash up in Malaysia, Indonesia

May 11, 2015 10:39AM ET

Boatloads of migrants are apparently abandoned by human traffickers at sea

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International
Migrants
Indonesia
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Rohingya Bandladeshi refugees Malaysia Indonesia
A Rohingya refugee carries a fellow refugee to an ambulance after 600 migrants were rescued from four boats off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province, May 10, 2015. Mirza Imanda / Reuters
Rohingya Bandladeshi refugees Malaysia Indonesia
The rescued migrants rest inside a shelter at Lhoksukon in Aceh Province, May 11, 2015. Roni Bintang / Reuters
Rohingya Bandladeshi refugees Malaysia Indonesia
The overcrowded boats, which were carrying nearly 100 women and dozens of children among the refugees, were towed to shore by fishermen after running out of fuel. Junaidi Hanafiah / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
Rohingya Bandladeshi refugees Malaysia Indonesia
Indonesian rescue team members distribute food to the migrants in Aceh. Roni Bintang / Reuters
Rohingya Bandladeshi refugees Malaysia Indonesia
The migrants said they had not eaten for several days. Reza Juanda / AFP / Getty Images
Rohingya Bandladeshi refugees Malaysia Indonesia
The migrants were apparently abandoned by human traffickers in the waters off of the Malaysia and Indonesian coastlines. Roni Bintang / Reuters
Rohingya Bandladeshi refugees Malaysia Indonesia
Migrants were given shelter in both Aceh, in Indonesia and the resort of Langkawi, an island in Malaysia, above. Manan Vatsyayana / AFP / Getty Images
Rohingya Bandladeshi refugees Malaysia Indonesia
A Bangladeshi migrant looks out of a police van at the police headquarters in Langkawi, May 11, 2015 after landing in Malaysia. Under Malaysian law, the migrants are considered illegal. Manan Vatsyayana / AFP / Getty Images
Rohingya Bandladeshi refugees Malaysia Indonesia
Over 1000 migrants landed at Langkawi, Malaysia. It is feared that many thousands more are still stranded at sea. Manan Vatsyayana / AFP / Getty Images