Torrential rain brings swamp-like conditions to camp in Bangladesh housing hundreds of thousands of people fleeing violence in MyanmarHeavy monsoon rain is flooding makeshift camps in Bangladesh housing hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar. With thousands more Rohingya arriving each day, the UN is already warning of intolerable conditions in the camps around Cox’s Bazar. The rain “has doubled their misery”, said Mohammed Kai-Kislu, police chief at Ukhia, near Cox’s Bazar. Aid workers said thousands of Rohingya were drenched by the return of the monsoon after a respite of a few days. Thousands of Rohingya had no place to hide when the rain came,” said Nur Khan Liton, who headed Bangladeshi rights group Ain O Salish Kendra.

Source: The Guardian September 17, 2017 17:14 UTC