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140 Rohingya Muslims trapped off the coast of Indonesia as locals refuse them onto land

ABOUT 140 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims, mostly women and children, were found on a wooden boat anchored off the coast of Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh today.

Officials said that locals refused to allow them onto land.

The blue-painted boat has been floating off the coast since Friday.

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