Severe fire in Bangladesh:Thousands of houses burnt in the world's largest Rohingya colony; 15 dead, more than 400 missing

 

Thousands of makeshift houses were burnt down in Bangladesh on Monday night due to a sudden fire in the world's largest Rohingya Muslim colony. The fire broke out in the Balukhali camp in the Cox's Bazar area, which spread to a much larger area in a short time. According to local authorities, 15 people have died in the incident so far. At the same time, more than 400 people are missing.

The refugee camps are made of plastic sheets
. The temporary accommodation in the refugee camp is made of tents, plastic sheets and thick polyethylene sheets. The reasons behind the fire have not yet been ascertained. United Nations Refugee Agency spokeswoman Luis Donovan in Cox's Bazar has said that the rescue teams became active as soon as the accident was reported and they saved a huge loss of life and property. According to eyewitnesses, many refugees are feared dead in the accident.

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United Nations, the world's largest refugee settlement , said on Tuesday that thousands of Rohingyas' homes in the world's largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh have been destroyed by fire. More than a million Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar in 2017 live in Cox's Bazar and the camps around it. The United Nations and many Muslim countries help them in living and eating.