Twenty-four Rohingyas have been found hiding in a paddy field in Bang Klam district of Songkhla, Thailand. They were without food while awaiting transport to Malaysia since Thursday (Jul 25) night, reports Bangkok Post.

A team of anti-human trafficking officials, border patrol police, soldiers and local police found 16 men, seven women and a girl aged 7 hiding in the deserted paddy field in tambon Ban Harn on Saturday, the Thai news outlet reports.

Most of them were in fear and some were crying. They looked tired and hungry after brokers had taken them into hiding in the area, said a member of the team.

None of them had passports or any documents, the officials told media. The Rohingyas also told the officials that they had travelled from Myanmar’s Rakhine state and crossed the border to Thailand via Mae Sot district.

Traffickers later took them to a paddy field in Bang Klam assuring them safer transport to Malaysia. However, they were left in the field with no food, water or shelter.

Thai officials have taken the Rohingyas to the Bang Klam police station.