The New Humanitarian | Fire and fences: A Rohingya refugee reflects on life at disaster's edge
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh We Rohingya have grown all too accustomed to starting over with nothing – through catastrophic fires and monsoon floods, or after fleeing our homeland in terror. Abdu Rohim and his family are living proof. They were among at least 48,000 people whose homes were burnt to the ground in March when an uncontrollable fire spread through parts of Bangladesh’s refugee camps. They lost everything. Abdu’s family, including three young children and his elderly parents, are rebuilding their lives over the ashes of their former home. “My heart breaks when I see them tr...
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