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Photos: 18,500 Rohingya flee violence in Myanmar to Bangladesh

More than 18,500 Rohingyas have fled Myanmar with thousands more stuck at the Bangladesh border despite Dhaka’s attempts to stop them after clashes between Rohingya insurgents and government forces erupted last week. At least 110 people, including 11 state officials have been confirmed dead.

Updated on: Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM IST

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A Rohingya boy jumps over the border fence to enter inside Bangladesh border in Cox’s Bazar,Bangladesh.More than 18,500 Rohingya Muslims, many sick and some with bullet wounds have fled the worst violence to grip northwest Myanmar in at least five years with thousands more stuck at the Bangladesh border or scrambling to reach it since clashes between Rohingya insurgents and government forces erupted last week. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM

A Rohingya boy jumps over the border fence to enter inside Bangladesh border in Cox’s Bazar,Bangladesh.More than 18,500 Rohingya Muslims, many sick and some with bullet wounds have fled the worst violence to grip northwest Myanmar in at least five years with thousands more stuck at the Bangladesh border or scrambling to reach it since clashes between Rohingya insurgents and government forces erupted last week. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / REUTERS)

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Plumes of smoke billowed from several burning villages in the worst-hit section of the state after clashes began on Friday in which militants from Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army staged deadly surprise raids on police posts. At least 110 people, including 11 state officials, have been confirmed dead and thousands of Rohingya have rushed to the border with Bangladesh despite Dhaka’s attempts to stop them. (Sam Jahan / AFP)

Updated on Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM

Plumes of smoke billowed from several burning villages in the worst-hit section of the state after clashes began on Friday in which militants from Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army staged deadly surprise raids on police posts. At least 110 people, including 11 state officials, have been confirmed dead and thousands of Rohingya have rushed to the border with Bangladesh despite Dhaka’s attempts to stop them. (Sam Jahan / AFP)

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Bangladesh is already home to an estimated 400,000 Rohingyas. Most live in squalid and increasingly overcrowded camps in the coastal area of Cox’s Bazar while Dhaka has made clear it does not want more people pouring in. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM

Bangladesh is already home to an estimated 400,000 Rohingyas. Most live in squalid and increasingly overcrowded camps in the coastal area of Cox’s Bazar while Dhaka has made clear it does not want more people pouring in. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / REUTERS)

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Coastguards in Bangladesh today found the bodies of 16 Rohingya, many of them children who drowned when their boat capsized as they fled the upsurge in violence in Myanmar. Officials in Bangladesh say growing numbers are trying to cross the Naf river that divides the two countries in rickety boats which often do not survive the rough waters. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM

Coastguards in Bangladesh today found the bodies of 16 Rohingya, many of them children who drowned when their boat capsized as they fled the upsurge in violence in Myanmar. Officials in Bangladesh say growing numbers are trying to cross the Naf river that divides the two countries in rickety boats which often do not survive the rough waters. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS)

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Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) command the Rohingya people taking shelter in No Man’s Land between Bangladesh-Myanmar border to not cross the canal into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s border guards turned back 171 Rohingya after detaining them at different border points over the last two days, said Col. S.M. Ariful islam, a director of the Border Guard Bangladesh. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) command the Rohingya people taking shelter in No Man’s Land between Bangladesh-Myanmar border to not cross the canal into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s border guards turned back 171 Rohingya after detaining them at different border points over the last two days, said Col. S.M. Ariful islam, a director of the Border Guard Bangladesh. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ REUTERS)

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The Rohingya community is the world’s largest stateless minority and subject to severe restrictions on their movements and are barred from officially crossing the border. The treatment of about 1.1 million Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar is the biggest challenge faced by national leader Aung San Suu Kyi who has been accused by Western critics of not speaking out for a minority that has long complained of persecution. (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM

The Rohingya community is the world’s largest stateless minority and subject to severe restrictions on their movements and are barred from officially crossing the border. The treatment of about 1.1 million Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar is the biggest challenge faced by national leader Aung San Suu Kyi who has been accused by Western critics of not speaking out for a minority that has long complained of persecution. (REUTERS)

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A Rohingya woman breaks down after being stopped by Bangladeshi border guards at a makeshift shelter at Ghumdhum, Bangladesh. The United Nations while condemning the militant attacks has pressured Myanmar to protect civilian lives without discrimination and appealed to Bangladesh to admit those fleeing the military counteroffensive. (Mushfiqul Alam / AP)

Updated on Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM

A Rohingya woman breaks down after being stopped by Bangladeshi border guards at a makeshift shelter at Ghumdhum, Bangladesh. The United Nations while condemning the militant attacks has pressured Myanmar to protect civilian lives without discrimination and appealed to Bangladesh to admit those fleeing the military counteroffensive. (Mushfiqul Alam / AP)

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An estimated 6,000 more Rohingya are massed on the border having fled their villages in Myanmar after reports of violence by police, security troops and Buddhist mobs. The violence marks a dramatic escalation of a conflict that has simmered since October when a similar series of Rohingya attacks on security posts prompted a fierce military response. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM

An estimated 6,000 more Rohingya are massed on the border having fled their villages in Myanmar after reports of violence by police, security troops and Buddhist mobs. The violence marks a dramatic escalation of a conflict that has simmered since October when a similar series of Rohingya attacks on security posts prompted a fierce military response. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ REUTERS)

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A Rohingya man carries his belonging after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border fence as he walks to reach a makeshift shelter in Bangladesh. Rohingya have sneaked across the land border in large numbers or swum the Naf River which marks part of the frontier. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM

A Rohingya man carries his belonging after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border fence as he walks to reach a makeshift shelter in Bangladesh. Rohingya have sneaked across the land border in large numbers or swum the Naf River which marks part of the frontier. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / REUTERS)

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Ali Hossain, Cox’s Bazar district’s top government official told The Associated Press that their resources were under huge stress after some 87,000 Rohingya entered Bangladesh since October last year and another 18,500 in just one week. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM

Ali Hossain, Cox’s Bazar district’s top government official told The Associated Press that their resources were under huge stress after some 87,000 Rohingya entered Bangladesh since October last year and another 18,500 in just one week. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / REUTERS)

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The Rohingyas continue to find themselves in a precarious situation as Myanmar refuses to recognize them as a legitimate native ethnic minority and has denied citizenship and rights to most of them. (AFP)

Updated on Aug 31, 2017 3:50 PM

The Rohingyas continue to find themselves in a precarious situation as Myanmar refuses to recognize them as a legitimate native ethnic minority and has denied citizenship and rights to most of them. (AFP)

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