Burma must act to stop the Rohingya crisis now or it may be too late

Satellite imagery of northwest Burma this week shows a landscape dotted with the fires of burning buildings. 18,000 Muslim Rohingyas have fled ethnic violence to nearby Bangladesh, while thousands of others remain stuck at the border. The government says that at least 109 people have died in clashes around Rakhine State, home to most of Burma’s 1.1 million Rohingya population.

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Satellite imagery of northwest Burma this week shows a landscape dotted with the fires of burning buildings. 18,000 Muslim Rohingyas have fled ethnic violence to nearby Bangladesh, while thousands of others remain stuck at the border. The government says that at least 109 people have died in clashes around Rakhine State, home to most of Burma’s 1.1 million Rohingya population.

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