The wooden boat packed with Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar was a few meters (yards) away from shore in Bangladesh on Thursday when it capsized.
AP photographer Dar Yasin captures the moments as they reach the Bay of Bengal shore, in Shah Porir Dwip.
Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border Thursday in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh.
Hanida Begum’s wails filled the air as she mourned her dead boy.
A Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, lies unconscious on the shore of Bay of Bangal after the boat she was traveling in capsized at Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border Thursday in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Hanida Begum’s infant son Abdul Masood died as the boat capsized in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh.
Fleeing the violence in Myanmar, the Rohingyas now have to find shelter.
Naseer Ud Din holds his infant son Abdul Masood, as his wife Hanida Begum cries upon reaching the Bay of Bengal shore.
Women wail as a relative lies unconscious after the boat capsize.
A Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, shouts for help as a relative lies unconscious.
A man shakes a Rohingya Muslim boy while trying to revive him after the boat he was traveling in capsized.
Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border Thursday in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh.
Relatives carry a Rohingya Muslim woman, who fell unconscious when the boat she was traveling in capsized minutes before reaching shore, towards a medical center for treatment at Shah Porir Dwip.