A large-scale fire broke out in a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, home to a minority and Muslim Rohingya who fled Myanmar, and Reuters and others have reported multiple deaths.
According to Reuters news agency, there was a large fire on the 22nd at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar in southern Bangladesh where Rohingya people live.
In the video from the site, you can see the flames spreading while raising black smoke and the figure of a person evacuating with luggage.
Reuters and others have reported that the fire has resulted in multiple deaths and missing persons.
Local officials also said AFP reported that one of the more than 30 refugee camps in the area had caught fire and spread to other camps, evacuating at least 20,000 people. ..
Many Rohingya have fled the persecution of the Tatmadaw to Bangladesh, and according to human rights group Human Rights Watch, about one million have been forced to flee in refugee camps. ..