Approximately 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are adrift off the coast of Indonesia as local residents rejected two attempts to land.

Authorities reported that the boat recently sought to land in the Aceh Utara district of Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday afternoon but departed after a few hours.

This incident marks the fourth boat to reach Indonesia’s northernmost province since Tuesday.

While three others were permitted to land in a different district, residents of Ulee Madon beach in Muara Batu sub-district expressed unwillingness to accept the latest group, the Associated Press reported.

This reluctance stems from previous discomfort caused by Rohingya individuals who had come to the area multiple times.

After a military-led crackdown in August 2017 forced over 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee Buddhist-majority Myanmar, seeking refuge in Bangladesh, concerns have risen about overcrowded conditions in the camps.

Faced with these challenges, many Rohingya refugees are compelled to leave once again in search of improved living conditions.

A significant number of those departing the camps by sea have aimed to reach Malaysia, yet en route, numerous individuals have found themselves in Indonesia instead.

Written by B.C. Begley