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A major blaze ripped through the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh on March 22. More than 40,000 people were directly affected and lost their shelters. Eleven people died and more than 550 others were injured, according…

Overview On the afternoon of 22 March 2021, a devastating fire broke out in Kutupalong Balukhali refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. It lasted until the early hours of 23 March. The fire has left approximately 48,000…

Damage and loss 61,191 PEOPLE AFFECTED 12,413 SHELTERS DAMAGED 1,611 COMMUNITY FACILITIES DAMAGED 1,517 WASH FACILITIES DAMAGED LEARNING CENTRES DAMAGED CHILD FRIENDLY SPACES DAMAGED DEATHS 563 PEOPLE INJURED 45,122 PEOPLE DISPLACED Response highlights till date 1,055 people received emergency medical support 26,000 litres drinking water…

Summary On the 22nd of March a fire erupted in camp 8W in Kutapalong Balukhali Extension, heavily damaging camps 9 and significantly damaging camps 8W, 8E, whilst limited damage was caused to camp 10 through the provision of an…

Damage and Loss 61,191 PEOPLE AFFECTED 12,413 SHELTERS DAMAGED 1,611 COMMUNITY FACILITIES DAMAGED 1,517 WASH FACILITIES DAMAGED 54 LEARNING CENTRES DAMAGED 16 CHILD FRIENDLY SPACES DAMAGED 13 DEATHS 563 PEOPLE INJURED 45,122 PEOPLE DISPLACED Response Highlights 115 people received emergency medical support today 10 learning centres have been repaired 19,410 packets of cooked meals provided across camps affected 1,704 people received psychological first…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster On 22 March 2021, a massive fire swept through the camp settlement in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, destroying shelters and facilities and endangering lives across four camps. So far, 11 casualties have…

CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW A devastating fire broke out in the Kutupalong Balukhali Extension (KBE) on 22 March 2021 at 3pm, starting in camp 8W and spreading through camps 8E and 9, touching camp 10 (IOM 23/03/2021), and…

Thousands of older people have been affected by the massive fire that ripped through the camps in Bangladesh’s Cox's Bazar, the densely populated refugee camp that is home to more than one million Rohyinga refugees. The fire…

NEW YORK/DHAKA/COX’S BAZAR, 26 March 2021 – “UNICEF offers its deepest condolences to the families of Rohingya refugees killed and injured by the fire in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, as well as to the 50,000 refugees –…

Highlights It is estimated that approximately 50,000 people, of whom over half are children, have been displaced during the recent massive fire in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. UNICEF and its implementing partners have been responding…