China News Service, March 23. According to Agence France-Presse, the United Nations said on the 23rd that a fire broke out in a refugee camp in the Cox’s Bazar area in southeastern Bangladesh. 15 people have been confirmed dead, 560 injured, and 400 people have been confirmed Missing.
According to reports, the UNHCR representative in Bangladesh, Johannes van der Klaus, told reporters via a video link that the fire was huge and "destructive."
Van der Klau also said that so far, 15 people have been confirmed dead, 560 injured, 400 missing, and at least 10,000 shelters have been destroyed.
"This means that at least 45,000 people have been displaced and we are seeking temporary shelter for them."
The United Nations International Organization for Migration is distributing emergency aid materials, including tent bags, blankets, mosquito nets and canned food used to rebuild their homes.
According to previous reports, the fire broke out at 3 o'clock on the 22nd local time and lasted until the early morning of the 23rd. The cause of the fire is unclear.
According to Uddin, a local government official, about 9,000 simple houses were burned down. The fire department and the public controlled the fire at around 1 am on the 23rd.