The refugees are fleeing a fresh military operation in which Myanmar’s forces and Buddhist mobs have killed men, women and children, looted homes and torched Rohingya villages.
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Earlier in the day, the Centre filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on deportation of Rohingya Muslims from India.
Many Muslim villagers have remained, not all have fled.Invite members of the worldwide community to visit, says Aung San Suu Kyi.
Throughout the past year, we continued with our programme of development and establishment of peace, says the Myanmar leader. It is also crucial that Myanmar national and local authorities facilitate access for United Nations agencies and worldwide, national and local NGOs able to provide aid and immediate relief to the civilian population affected by the ongoing military and police operations.
Although she said she felt deeply for the suffering of those caught in the ongoing conflict, Suu Kyi did not use the term “Rohingya” to refer to the Muslim minority in Rakhine State.
Most Rohingya do not have Myanmar citizenship.
He added: “I’m particularly anxious that the demand for food, shelter, water and basic hygiene support is not being met due to the sheer number of people in need”.
Kutupalang, near the southeastern Cox’s Bazar city, is one of the areas where Bangladesh is setting up the shelters.
About 7.7 centimetres (three inches) of rain fell in 24 hours and more is predicted over the next two days, the Bangladesh Weather Department said.
Bangladesh, which is facing a big influx of Rohingyas, has called on the global community to intervene and put pressure on Myanmar to address the issue. “Hate and fear are main scourges”, says Aung San Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi said Myanmar did not fear worldwide scrutiny and was committed to a sustainable solution to the conflict. “If she’s the head of the government and she has no power to control the military, who is running the government?”
Myanmar Muslims living in the United Kingdom have called on the British government to help stop “ethnic cleansing” of the minority group in their home country.
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The leaders read statements in French, Arabic and English denouncing the violence and demanding action by the worldwide community as well as the prosecution of the anti-Muslim Burmese Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu whom they want to be tried by the global Criminal Court for preaching violence.
