Article 69G3E Huge fire at Rohingya refugee camp leaves thousands without shelter

Huge fire at Rohingya refugee camp leaves thousands without shelter

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Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok and agencies
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Fears of future blazes after health, learning and religious facilities also destroyed in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

An estimated 12,000 Rohingya have been left without shelter after a fire tore through part of a cramped refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, destroying health centres, learning facilities and mosques.

The fire broke out at Camp 11 of Cox's Bazar refugee camp, which is home to more than 1 million Rohingya refugees, including 700,000 who fled their home country, Myanmar, after a brutal military crackdown in 2017.

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