Rohingya refugee Sona Banu is carried ashore on September 27, by Nobi Hossain after crossing the Naf River by boat from Myanmar to near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. As many as 400,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since August 25, according to the United Nations. The Rohingya are a Muslim minority who live in Myanmar's Rakhine state but are not recognized there as citizens. They are considered by human rights groups to be among the world's most persecuted people.

Dildar Begum, a Rohingya woman, and her daughter, Noor Kalima, recover from injuries at Sadar Hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, after fleeing their home in Rakhine state. Begum said her husband was killed and she and her daughter were attacked by Burmese soldiers.

Burnt villages are seen on September 27, near Maungdaw in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state.

Rohingya men stand in line on September 19, to collect food distributed by aid agencies in Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh.

People scramble to catch food distributed by aid groups on September 18, at the Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh.

Rohingya refugees take cover from monsoon rains on September 17, in the Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh.

A Bangladeshi border guard keeps watch on September 16, near the beach of Sharapuri Dwip, where many Rohingya refugees land after crossing from Myanmar.

Rohingya refugees disembark from a boat on September 13, on the Bangladeshi side of the Naf River.

Rohingya refugee Rashida Begum stands next to her 15-year-old son, Azizul Hoque, as he is treated on September 13, at a hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. He sustained a landmine injury while crossing from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

Rohingya refugees bury Nur Ali in Kutupalong, Bangladesh, on September 13. Ali was a 50-year-old man who died of gunshot wounds he sustained while fleeing violence in Myanmar.

Rohingya children flee the Rakhine state by boat on Tuesday, September 12.

A woman collapses on September 12, after the wooden boat she and other refugees were traveling in crashed into the shore in Dakhinpara, Bangladesh.

The woman is carried to shore after her boat crashed in Dakhinpara.

A Rohingya woman cries after the boat crash in Dakhinpara on September 12.

Refugees jump from the boat in Dakhinpara on September 12.

A Rohingya child holds a baby on September 12, as refugees wade through the Naf River in Bangladesh.

Rohingya men pray on September 11, in a makeshift shelter near Cox's Bazar.

Bangladeshi volunteers distribute food on September 10, to Rohingya refugees in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Rohingya refugees walk across paddy fields on September 9, after crossing the border in Gundum, Bangladesh.

A boat full of Rohingya refugees arrives on September 9, on the Bangladeshi side of the Naf River.

A girl is carried to safety after crossing the Naf River on September 9.

Rohingya men reach out for relief supplies on September 9, at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.

A Rohingya girl carries supplies on September 9, at a refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh.

Refugees gather on the shoreline after arriving September 8, in Dakhinpara.

A Bangladeshi border guard orders Rohingya refugees to return to the Myanmar side of a small canal on August 29. Bangladesh has been struggling to cope with the influx of refugees.

Bangladeshi border guards stand watch on August 26, as Rohingya refugees escape fresh gunfire near Myanmar's Rakhine state.