Again! 184 Rohingya Refugees Confeded In The Lamnga Aceh Besar Beach Area

A total of 184 Rohingya residents were stranded again on the Lamnga beach area, Mesjid Raya District, Aceh Besar District, Sunday (8/1/2023) (PHOTO ANTARA)

ACEH - A total of 184 Rohingya refugees were stranded in the Lamngga Gampong Beach (Village) Baro District, Mesjid Raya, Aceh Besar District, Aceh Province. "Yes, that's right, now they are in the Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar seas, on Lamnga Beach," said Secretary to Panglima Laot Aceh Miftach Tjut Adek in Banda Aceh, Antara, Sunday, January 8. Meanwhile, the Head of Gampong Baru Village, Sudirman, said the Rohingya refugees arrived at around 14.30 WIB from one fishing boat, and their arrival was first noticed by local residents. "This afternoon they arrived, yesterday there was no sign of anything here," he said. Previously, Saturday, December 7, the Aceh Panglima Laot Institute stated that Acehnese fishermen had monitored the movement of ships that were strongly suspected of being Rohingya immigrants in an area about three miles from the waters of Rondo Sabang Island, Aceh. The Head of Ops for the Banda Aceh Police, Kompol Iswahyudi, detailed that the 184 refugees consisted of 69 adult men, 75 adult women. Then 40 children (22 men and 18 women). "So based on our calculations together with elements of the National Police/TNI, UNHCR, IOM, today's total of 184 refugees," said Iswahyudi. Meanwhile, the local community also joined the 184 Rohingya refugees. Currently, the police are still conducting security and data collection on the Muslim immigrants. In the past two weeks, there have been three Rohingya residents landing on the Aceh beach. Previously, on Sunday, December 25, 57 people had also been stranded on Indra Patra Beach, Aceh Besar. Then, on Monday, December 26, 174 people were stranded in the coastal area of Laweung, Pidie Regency, Aceh.