The camps in Koks Bazar, a border area in Bangladesh, have been home to around 850,000 people since 2017. Muslim Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh for violent crimes committed by the Myanmar army, according to the United Nations, for “genocide purposes”.
“The fire destroyed about 1.2 thousand. Kamran Hossain, a spokesman for the armed police battalion overseeing security at the camp, said.
He said the flames started in Camp 16 and quickly spread through the bamboo sheds. Shelter lost more than 5 thousand. people.
“The fire started at about 4 p.m. 40 min. (12 h 40 min Lithuanian time) and was controlled at approximately 6 p.m. 30 min. (2:30 p.m. Lithuanian time), ”the official told AFP.
Mohammad Yasin, a 29-year-old resident of the camp, lamented the lack of fire protection in the camps.
“It simply came to our notice then. We have no means of fighting them. There was no water. My house burned down. Many of the documents I brought from Myanmar also burned down. It’s cold here, “he complained.
A fire in a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh killed 15 people and lost another 50,000 in a shelter last March.
Bangladeshi authorities are often praised for accepting refugees from Myanmar across the border, but are struggling to find permanent homes for visitors.
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