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Thousands of Rohingya Muslims still flooding across the border in search of help

The increasingly harsh global condemnation comes as the number of Rohingya who have fled Myanmar's Rakhine state for Bangladesh to escape ethnic unrest hit 389,000, and the United Nations warned of a looming "worst case scenario" with all of the Muslim minority group trying to leave.
Some 389,000 Rohingya, including 10,000 in the past 24 hours, have fled across the border since late August and there have been growing appeals for Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to speak out in their defence. (Photo | AP)
Some 389,000 Rohingya, including 10,000 in the past 24 hours, have fled across the border since late August and there have been growing appeals for Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to speak out in their defence. (Photo | AP)
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This combination of satellite images provided by Amnesty International/Planet Labs shows a comparison of Aug. 27, 2017, left, and Sept. 11, 2017, right, which Amnesty shows burned homes of Rohingya Muslims in the village of Inn Din, northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. The human rights group released a new analysis of video, satellite photos, witness accounts and other data that found over 80 sites were torched in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State. (Photo | AP)
This combination of satellite images provided by Amnesty International/Planet Labs shows a comparison of Aug. 27, 2017, left, and Sept. 11, 2017, right, which Amnesty shows burned homes of Rohingya Muslims in the village of Inn Din, northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. The human rights group released a new analysis of video, satellite photos, witness accounts and other data that found over 80 sites were torched in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State. (Photo | AP)
Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh. Those who arrived in wooden boats described ongoing violence in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where smoke could be seen billowing from a burning village, suggesting more Rohingya homes had been set alight. (Photo | AP)
Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh. Those who arrived in wooden boats described ongoing violence in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where smoke could be seen billowing from a burning village, suggesting more Rohingya homes had been set alight. (Photo | AP)
Bangladeshi boat operators are exploiting Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar by demanding up to 100 dollar for ferry trips that usually cost 50 cents, as the United Nations warned Thursday of a 'worst case scenario' in which the entire minority group tries to escape the unrest. (Photo | AP)
Bangladeshi boat operators are exploiting Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar by demanding up to 100 dollar for ferry trips that usually cost 50 cents, as the United Nations warned Thursday of a 'worst case scenario' in which the entire minority group tries to escape the unrest. (Photo | AP)
The crisis, which began when Myanmar launched a military crackdown on August 25, has sparked international alarm, with the UN Security Council on Wednesday breaking its weeks-long silence and calling for an end to the violence. (Photo | AP)
The crisis, which began when Myanmar launched a military crackdown on August 25, has sparked international alarm, with the UN Security Council on Wednesday breaking its weeks-long silence and calling for an end to the violence. (Photo | AP)
The 1.1-million-strong Rohingya have suffered years of discrimination in Myanmar, where they are denied citizenship even though many have longstanding roots in the country. (Photo | AP)
The 1.1-million-strong Rohingya have suffered years of discrimination in Myanmar, where they are denied citizenship even though many have longstanding roots in the country. (Photo | AP)
Rohingya refugee children attend a madrasa in Karachi, Pakistan. The U.N. children's agency, UNICEF, released a statement that warned of a 'monumental task' ahead in protecting hundreds of thousands of children among the refugees that have fled recent violence in Myanmar. (Photo | AP)
Rohingya refugee children attend a madrasa in Karachi, Pakistan. The U.N. children's agency, UNICEF, released a statement that warned of a 'monumental task' ahead in protecting hundreds of thousands of children among the refugees that have fled recent violence in Myanmar. (Photo | AP)
The UN children's agency, UNICEF, says that 60 per cent of the new arrivals are children. Most of the influx is concentrated around the Bangladesh border town of Cox's Bazar where more than 300,000 Rohingya refugees were packed into ill-equipped camps before the violence erupted last month in Rakhine. (Photo | AP)
The UN children's agency, UNICEF, says that 60 per cent of the new arrivals are children. Most of the influx is concentrated around the Bangladesh border town of Cox's Bazar where more than 300,000 Rohingya refugees were packed into ill-equipped camps before the violence erupted last month in Rakhine. (Photo | AP)
Pakistani Christians stage a rally to condemn ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, in Karachi, Pakistan. (Photo | AP)
Pakistani Christians stage a rally to condemn ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, in Karachi, Pakistan. (Photo | AP)
Relief workers are struggling to contain the humanitarian disaster unfolding around the Bangladesh border town of Cox's Bazar with 10,000-20,000 people crossing over each day, far more than the UN and other agencies had expected. (Photo | AP)
Relief workers are struggling to contain the humanitarian disaster unfolding around the Bangladesh border town of Cox's Bazar with 10,000-20,000 people crossing over each day, far more than the UN and other agencies had expected. (Photo | AP)
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