More than 500,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh: UN
The new figure of 501,800 was due mainly to the counting of refugees not previously included in the tally rather than a dramatic increase in arrivals
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The number of Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh since violence broke out in Myanmar's Rakhine state on August 25 has exceeded half a million, the United Nations said on Thursday.
The new figure of 501,800 -- up from around 480,000 -- was due mainly to the counting of refugees not previously included in the tally rather than a dramatic increase in arrivals.
The new figure of 501,800 -- up from around 480,000 -- was due mainly to the counting of refugees not previously included in the tally rather than a dramatic increase in arrivals.
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First Published: Sep 28 2017 | 9:18 PM IST