(CNN) Rohingya refugees who have fled violence in Myanmar for shelter in neighboring Bangladesh are in desperate need of help, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said Wednesday, as he called on the Myanmar authorities to halt the violence. According to the latest report from the Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) in Bangladesh, at least 480,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since clashes began on August 25. Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said that including some 300,000 Rohingya refugees already in Bangladesh, between 700,000 and 800,000 people were now sheltering there in overcrowded and insanitary conditions, posing a risk of epidemics. Grandi added that the "big question" was whether the Rohingya refugees would be able to return to Rakhine state. He called on the Myanmar authorities to implement the recommendations of a UN advisory panel headed by former UN chief Kofi Annan.

Source: CNN September 27, 2017 15:11 UTC