Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's northwestern Rakhine state are flooding across the border into Bangladesh. "It seems to be the aim of the Myanmar military to ethnically cleanse this population," he told CNN. "The scale of the problem inside northern Rakhine State where Rohingyas are actually trapped is deplorable," McKissick said. "The apparent arson attacks against five Rohingya villages is a matter of grave concern for which the Burmese government needs to investigate and prosecute those responsible." For Nassima Khatun and many other refugees, returning to Myanmar is simply not an option, at least until the violence is over.

Source: CNN November 24, 2016 22:32 UTC