Six people are dead after 96 Rohingya refugees were abandoned on a beach in Indonesia's Aceh province by human traffickers. Local authorities say they're working to provide support for the group. It's the second wave of such arrivals within a week as the Rohingya flee persecution in Myanmar.
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00:00Six people have died after a boat full of Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia's East Aceh province.
00:06Local authorities say human traffickers abandoned the group of 96 people including children on a beach.
00:12It's the second wave of such arrivals to Indonesia within a week as members of the mostly Muslim minority group flee persecution in Myanmar.
00:20Authorities say they will provide the refugees with temporary support.
00:30We will move all of the people here to a tent and we will also open a public kitchen so that they can't go far from here.
00:42After the UNHCR team handles the situation, they will be placed according to the UNHCR agenda.
00:52According to UN data, over 2,300 Rohingya arrived in Indonesia from Myanmar last year.