The International Migration Organisation (IOM) led Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) has estimated the number of forcibly displaced Rohingyas of Myanmar to stand at 536,000 saying their continued influx to Bangladesh spiked humanitarian needs. It said the speed and scale of the influx “triggered a humanitarian emergency” in Cox’s Bazar, where close to three quarters of a million Rohingyas now depend on humanitarian assistance for shelter, food, water, sanitation and other life-saving needs. Quoting one Rohingya man named Mohammad Yakub, 50, the IOM said eight to nine thousand people now waited on the beach on Myanmar side for an opportunity to cross. These people are malnourished and there is insufficient access to clean water and sanitation in many of the spontaneous sites. They have fled conflict, experienced severe trauma and are now living in extremely difficult conditions,” said IOM Bangladesh Chief of Mission Sarat Dash.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 15, 2017 06:56 UTC