Indonesian villagers defy Covid-19 warnings to rescue Rohingya refugees
by Rebecca Ratcliffe and Febriana Firdaus from on (#552V6)
Governments across south-east Asia are turning away boats but in Aceh locals took matters into their own hands
On Thursday afternoon, residents of Aceh, Indonesia, waded back and forth in water helping Rohingya refugees clamber to safety. Exhausted children were passed between rescuers.
On Lancok beach, where survivors gathered, a man knelt with his head on the sand, thankful to be alive. Another embraced a member of the rescue team tightly.
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