Up to 30,000 Rohingya have been forced to flee their homes according to the United Nations, which is urging Bangladesh to open its border to them. Bangladesh said thousands had already entered the country and thousands more were reported to be gathering at the border. Instead, Bangladesh border guards have intensified patrols and coast guards have deployed extra ships. "They took women in rooms and then locked them from inside. The Myanmar military has denied burning villages, but Human Rights Watch said Monday that by using satellite imagery it had identified 820 more structures destroyed in five Rohingya villages between November 10-18.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 24, 2016 08:37 UTC