On Sunday, March 5, 2023, there was a severe fire at Camp 11 ofrefugee camp ‘Kutupalong’ (Kutupalong), which is the accommodation for the displaced people.RohingyaThe largest in the world in the city of Cox’s Bazar (Cox’s Bazar) in the south of Bangladesh. Initially, there were no reports of casualties or deaths. But many immigrants are once once more homeless.
The fire began around 2:45 p.m. before quickly spreading through temporary homes made of bamboo and tarpaulin. Recently, the officers can control the fire. But this fire which is still unknown More than 2,000 temporary homes were destroyed and regarding 12,000 migrants lost their homes.
Bangladeshi officials said 35 mosques and 21 learning centers were destroyed in the fire. While basic services such as tap water also affected
The Kutupalong refugee camp is filled with Rohingya fleeing violence from Myanmar. It has a population of nearly 600,000 people living in a crammed area of 46,000 square kilometers. making it a very high risk of fire
Between January 2021 and December 2022, there were 222 fires in the camp, more than 60 of which were arson. In March 2021, there was a big fire. It left 15 dead and 50,000 displaced.
