Refugees stranded off Thailand after migrant crackdown

Thousands of refugees from Bangladesh and Myanmar are stranded at sea close to Thailand, according to an international migration agency.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) told the BBC a Thai crackdown on recent arrivals meant many smugglers were now reluctant to land.

Sangita Myska reports on the desperate plight of the migrants, some of whom have recently arrived in Malaysia and Indonesia.

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