Help Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Floods
Heavy monsoon rains in July 2021 triggered devastating floods and landslides in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh, home to 900,000 Rohingya refugees. The disaster has caused deaths, displaced families, and destroyed fragile shelters, creating an urgent need for shelter, food, and emergency medicine.
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Heavy monsoon rainfall in July 2021 caused flooding and landslides in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camp.
The disaster resulted in numerous deaths, including seven children, with five children still missing.
Fragile bamboo and plastic shelters were damaged, forcing families to seek refuge in mosques and schools.
Refugees urgently need shelter, food, and emergency medicines following the destruction of their homes.
Devastating Floods in Cox’s Bazar
On July 27, 2021, the Bangladesh border district Cox’s Bazar experienced heavy monsoon rainfall, which triggered flooding and landslides in its refugee camp, the largest refugee settlement in the world. The settlement houses a whopping 900,000 Rohingya refugees, and the natural disaster resulted in numerous deaths, including seven children, according to our partners in Bangladesh. In addition, five children have not yet been found. It also resulted in damaged temporary shelters, forcing exhausted families to seek refuge in local mosques and schools. Their shelters consist of shacks made of bamboo and plastic sheets that cling to steep, bare hills, making them extremely vulnerable to severe flooding.
Urgent Need for Aid
The rainfall has also damaged crops and aquaculture in other areas of Cox’s Bazar District. Please consider reaching out a helping hand to these people in need who are already seeking freedom and better lives for themselves and their families—only to be afflicted by an unexpected natural disaster in a new country on top of that. They currently need shelter, food, and emergency medicines. Please donate now!