Sri Lanka Navy has rescued over 100 Rohingya, including 25 children, from Myanmar distressed in the seas off the island’s northeastern coast. They were spotted by local fishermen on Thursday in the Mullaithivu district’s Vellamullivaikkal area.

“We are still unable to verify the cause for their distress in the sea or where they were heading,” the navy spokesman said on speculation that they could be heading to either Australia or Indonesia.