Rohingya exodus from Myanmar tops 5 lakh: UN
The United Nations on Thursday reported that over 5 lakh Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar's Rakhine State since August 25. "The situation has spiralled into the world's fastest-developing refugee emergency and a humanitarian and human rights nightmare," UN Secretary-General AntÃ³nio Guterres said. Myanmar authorities said that 176 of 471 Rohingya villages are now empty.