More than 150 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been rescued off the coast of Indonesia after their boat languished at sea for days, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday.

At least 146 Rohingya refugees landed in western Indonesia on Thursday, a local official said, as arrivals of members of the persecuted minority pick up again as sea conditions calm.The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar and thousands risk their lives each year on long and dangerous sea journeys to reach Malaysia or Indonesia.

Over 150 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, were rescued off the coast of Indonesia after their boat drifted for days. UNHCR praised the authorities for their humanitarian response.

The arrival of 146 Rohingya refugees in Indonesia's North Sumatra marks the second wave in a week. Authorities reported that the refugees are in good condition after making it ashore. The UN had to intervene in a similar situation in Aceh province,

The United Nations refugee agency has appealed to Indonesia's government to rescue a boat languishing off its western coast packed with more than 100 Rohingya refugees including women and children.

At least 146 Rohingya refugees landed in western Indonesia on Thursday, a local official said, as arrivals of members of the

About 1 million of the predominately Muslim Rohingya live in Bangladesh as refugees from Myanmar. They include about 740,000 who fled a brutal counterinsurgency campaign in 2017 by Myanmar’s security forces,