Fire blazes through Rohingya camp, devastating hundreds of homes
Fire
How the score is calculated
The score starts at 8. It adds points from recorded affected, deaths, displaced and casualty counts, plus terms found in the story title, event type or status. For each count, only its highest matching band is used.
- Affected people
- 1–999: +5 · 1,000–9,999: +12 · 10,000–99,999: +20 · 100,000–999,999: +28 · 1 million+: +35
- Deaths
- 1–9: +8 · 10–99: +14 · 100–999: +22 · 1,000+: +30
- Displaced people
- 1–9,999: +6 · 10,000–99,999: +12 · 100,000+: +18
- Casualties
- 100 or more: +8
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Historical record
Status: CLOSED · Imported 2026-10-07
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In brief
- What happened© Amlai Boyjors/Save the Children ‘Children and their families robbed of what little they had’ – Save the Children Responding to today's devastating fire that destroyed at least 500 makeshift homes in the Bangladesh camps for the Rohingya refugees in the southern district of Cox’s Bazar, Save the Children's Country Director in Bangladesh Onno van Manen said, "This is another devastating blow for the Rohingya people who have endured unspeakable hardship for years.
- How many affectedAffected persons: 3,500
- What help is needed"Today's devastating fire will have robbed many families of what little shelter and dignity left to them.
What changed
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Situation
© Amlai Boyjors/Save the Children ‘Children and their families robbed of what little they had’ – Save the Children Responding to today's devastating fire that destroyed at least 500 makeshift homes in the Bangladesh camps for the Rohingya refugees in the southern district of Cox’s Bazar, Save the Children's Country Director in Bangladesh Onno van Manen said, "This is another devastating blow for the Rohingya people who have endured unspeakable hardship for years. "Since 2017, more than one million Rohingya refugees, half of whom are children, have lived in cramped camps after being violently forced from their homes across the border in Myanmar to escape unimaginable violence. "Today's devastating fire will have robbed many families of what little shelter and dignity left to them. It stands as another ghastly reminder that children stuck in the camps in Cox’s Bazar face a bleak future with little freedom of movement, inadequate access to education, poverty, serious protection risks and abuse including child marriage. “Put simply, despite the relentless efforts of humanitarian communities, a refugee camp is no place for a child to grow up. “This is why the international community must find a lasting and durable solution to the plight of the Rohingyas. In addition, the international community must fully fund the humanitarian response for the Rohingya crisis, which is woefully under-funded. Without adequate funding, essential lifesaving services for the Rohingya will suffer.” ENDS For interviews contact: Mohammad Shahidul Haque Khan | Manager- Media & Communications Cox’s Bazar Area Office | Save the Children in Bangladesh Mobile: +880 1713330981 Email: shahidul.haque@savethechildren.org
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Verified figures
- Affected persons
- 3,500 retained at 2021-01-14
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