114 Rohingya Refugees Stranded In Bireun To Be Moved To Lhokseumawe

A total of 114 Rohingya residents who were stranded on the beach of Kuala Raja, Alue Buya Pasie Village were placed in one of the local village prayer rooms. (6/3/2022). ANTARA/HO-Personal documentation

BANDA ACEH - A total of 114 Rohingya refugees who were stranded on Sunday, March 6, are currently being placed in Alue Buya Pasie Village, Jangka Subdistrict, Aceh. They will be transferred to the Lhokseumawe City Work Training Center (BLK).

"The Rohingya refugees will later be taken to Lhokseumawe, it is planned that way, we are currently coordinating," said Bireuen Regent Muzakkar A Gani, in Banda Aceh, as reported by Antara, Monday, March 7.

Muzakkar said, until today the Rohingya refugees are still in a temporary shelter in the Alue Buya Pasie Village area, until the results of the coordination later.

"As a first step, the Bireuen Regency Government has provided them with assistance during the panic period in the form of food and other necessities," he said.

Until now, said Muzakkar, his party is still coordinating with the Aceh Provincial Government to the Central Government regarding the certainty of their placement. Moreover, the previous Rohingya experience was also brought to Lhokseumawe.

"We also continue to coordinate this with the Lhokseumawe Government, provinces and ministries, because in Lhokseumawe there is indeed a Rohingya refugee quarantine area," said the Democrat politician. team on the field.

As is known, as many as 114 ethnic Rohingya were again stranded in the Kuala Raja coastal area, Alue Buya Pasie Village, Jangka District, Bireuen Regency, Sunday morning at around 02.00 WIB.

After landing, the refugees were placed in one of the prayer rooms by the local community. Of the 114 Rohingya, there are 68 adult men and 21 adult women and 35 children.