MIDDLE EAST MONITOR
December 24, 2024
A massive fire in the Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. [twitter/x@UNICEFBD]
A massive fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, killing at least two people and destroying over 1,000 shelters and other structures, rights activists and the UN refugee agency said today.
The fire, which lasted two hours, broke out at the Kutupalong Rohingya Camp in Ukhiya in the southeastern Cox’s Bazar district.
Rohingya rights activist Ro Nay San Lwin said: “At least two refugees, including a child, tragically lost their lives.”
The fire, which lasted two hours, broke out at the Kutupalong Rohingya Camp in Ukhiya in the southeastern Cox’s Bazar district.
Rohingya rights activist Ro Nay San Lwin said: “At least two refugees, including a child, tragically lost their lives.”