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ACTNews, COX'S
BAZAR - A fire broke out in the at Camp Balukhali, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh,
Monday (3/22/2021). Thousands of refugee shelters were burned down. Several
people were reportedly killed, but neither the local authorities nor the UNHCR
could confirm the amount of deaths. The cause of the fire has not also been
established.
Zaifur Hussein
(50), a refugee who escaped the fire said dozens of people may had been killed
in the blaze because the fence around the camp made it difficult to flee.
"When we were in Myanmar, we faced a lot of problems. They destroyed
everything. Now it has happened again," said Zaifur Hussein to Reuters.
Over a million
Rohingyas fled Myanmar following a crackdown by the Myanmar military in 2017.
Firdaus
Guritno from Global Humanity Response-Aksi Cepat Tanggap expressed his
condolences for the incident. The fire that recently broke out in Cox's Bazar
refugee camp left thousands of Rohingya refugees without adequate housing in upcoming
Ramadan.
"A few weeks
before Ramadan, as many Muslims around the world are preparing for the arrival
of the blessed month, Rohingya refugees at Cox's Bazar lost their homes and are
deprived of food," said Firdaus. He hoped that Indonesia's generosity will
increase to ease the burden on the Rohingyas this Ramadan. []
