UN: Fire in refugee camp leaves 12 thousand people homeless

In a written statement from the United Nations Organization for Migration (IOM), it was indicated that the fire that broke out yesterday in the Cox’s Bazar camp caused extensive damage.

In the statement, “About 2,000 tents were destroyed in the fire, while 12,000 Rohingya refugees were left homeless. The refugees affected by the fire lost all their possessions and many experienced fear, helplessness and despair. expressions were used.

Fathima Nusrath Ghazzali, IOM Bangladesh Officer, said: “We are coordinating with other humanitarian actors to ensure that the immediate needs of the people affected by the fire are met, including their needs for food, health, protection, water, sanitation and hygiene”. he used his statements.

Stating that the fire-affected refugees are struggling to recover from loss, damage and shock, Ghazzali noted that they will provide support in home repair, rebuilding and access to cooking facilities.

ETHNIC CLEANSING OF ARAKAN MUSLIMS

In 2012, clashes broke out between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar’s Arakan state, killing thousands of people, mostly Muslims, and burning hundreds of houses and businesses.

Citing the simultaneous attacks on border posts in Arakan on August 25, 2017, the Myanmar military and Buddhist nationalists launched massive violence.

According to the UN, after August 2017, the number of people who fled oppression and persecution in Arakan and took refuge in Bangladesh reached 900,000.

International human rights organizations verified that hundreds of towns were destroyed with the satellite images they published.

The UN and international human rights organizations refer to the violence against the Rohingya as “ethnic cleansing” or “genocide”. (AA)