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Thursday, September 30, 2021

The Invisible Wounds of the Rohingya

THE I DIPLOMAT
By Ana Salvá
September 30, 2021


The situation in the refugee camps has worsened over the years, causing irreversible damage to the mental health of their inhabitants.


Zaifur Hussein, 50, managed to escape the fire that swept through the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in March, but he lost his home. While taking refuge with friends, Hussein witnessed dozens of people dying – and how the fences around the camps made it difficult to get out.

Hussein’s story was one of those shared by Reuters news agency in its coverage of the disaster. The March 2021 fire had a devastating effect on these camps, where more than a million refugees live in southern Bangladesh. Black smoke billowed over burning huts and tents as people scrambled to retrieve their possessions.