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19 September, 2017
A Rohingya refugee wears a plastic bag as she walks through monsoon rains at the Palongkhali refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Attacks on the villages of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, and the burning of their homes, led to hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing into Bangladesh on foot or by boat. Many died in the attempt. According to UNICEF, more than half of those fleeing were children. In Bangladesh, refugees were housed in existing camps and makeshift settlements. Conditions became critical; basic services came under severe pressure and, according to a Médecins Sans Frontières physician based there, most people lacked clean water, shelter and sanitation, bringing the threat of disease.
Kevin Frayer
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