US: Myanmar should share responsibility for Rohingya crisis

May 23, 2015 13:00

Navy ships were scouring Southeast Asian waters for boats believed to be carrying thousands of migrants with little food or water, and a top US diplomat said Myanmar needs to shoulder some responsibility for the crisis.

That's something it has been reluctant to do. US Deputy Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said yesterday that Rohingya Muslims fleeing the predominantly Buddhist nation were risking perilous journeys and putting their lives in the hands of human traffickers because "they are in despair and don't see a future" at home.

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