Up to 400,000 Rohingya fled recent Myanmar violence, UNICEF

Up to 400,000 Rohingya fled recent Myanmar violence and entered Bangladesh, reported UNICEF on Thursday, as cited by Associated Press.

BREAKING: UNICEF says up to 400,000 Rohingya have fled recent Myanmar violence and entered Bangladesh.

— The Associated Press (@AP)

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The U.N. children’s agency says up to 400,000 Rohingya have fled recent Myanmar and entered Bangladesh.

UNICEF released the revised tally in a statement Thursday that warned of a “monumental task” ahead in protecting hundreds of thousands of children among the refugees.

The agency is asking for $7.3 million to help protect Rohingya children over the next four months.