Second boat of over 100 Rohingya lands in Aceh

Perilous journey: A group of Rohingya walking to a temporary shelter after they landed on their wooden boat in North Aceh, Indonesia. — AP

Over 100 Rohingya Muslims traveling in a wooden boat have landed on an Indonesian beach, the second group in as many days to arrive in the island nation’s northernmost province of Aceh.

The group of 61 men, 36 women and 22 children that landed on Wednesday morning in North Aceh district’s Bluka Teubai village were taken to the fisherman hall and will stay there while waiting for further information from the local authorities, said Nawafil Mahyudha, head of Dewantara sub-district.