Informes

Four hundred villages in Cox’s Bazar have been flooded after days of rain. Most people in the area say they have never seen severe floods like this in the last decade. Houses are damaged; Springs,…

Cox’s Bazar – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is concerned about the over 80,000 community members in Ukhiya and Teknaf sub-districts in Cox’s Bazar who have lost their income and possessions to the devastating floods…

Overall humanitarian context and needs Cox’s Bazar has experienced a severe monsoon weather phenomenon of ‘Probaho 1’ since 26 July. As soon as it came to an end on 1 August, another system formed in the North…

IMMEDIATE RESPONSE Site Management and Site Development: 230 weather related incidents have been reported including floods, slope failures and windstorms affecting refugees. Rohingya and Bangladeshi volunteers are clearing drains, installing culverts and carrying out other infrastructure work…

Overall humanitarian context and needs Cox’s Bazar recorded 135mm of rainfall accumulation in the last 24 hours. Excessive rainfall further caused extreme flooding and landslides in several parts of the Rohingya camps and the adjacent host community…

IMMEDIATE RESPONSE Site Management and Site Development: Rohingya and Bangladeshi volunteers are clearing drains and major canals, reinforcing shelter and retaining walls, clearing debris, and identifying and referring people in need of urgent support, including for medical…

Highlights Bangladesh continues to face complex humanitarian emergencies. Over 884,000 Rohingya refugees are living in the world’s largest refugee settlement. The COVID-19 pandemic situation is deteriorating and on 26 May 2021, the Cyclone ‘Yaas’ affected 1.3 million…

Exceptionally heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh have led to flooding and landslides in Cox’s Bazaar, home to almost a million Rohingya refugees. Eight people were killed – five from one family – while thousands more have had…

Overall humanitarian context and needs Relentless monsoon rains and strong winds continue to cause destruction in both the Rohingya camps and host communities. Several community facilities have been damaged, including shelters, food distribution points, health facilities, latrines…

MARCH 2021 FIRES IN THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE CAMPS On 22 March 2021, a devastating fire broke out in three Rohingya refugee camps (8W, 8E and 9) in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, killing 11 refugees and leaving some 10,100…