Reuters
Jan 9 (Reuters) - A
fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Sunday,
destroying hundreds of homes, according to officials and witnesses, though
there were no immediate reports of casualties.
The blaze hit Camp 16
in Cox's Bazar, a border district where than a million Rohingya
refugees live, with most having fled a military-led crackdown in Myanmar in
2017.
Mohammed Shamsud
Douza, a Bangladesh government official in charge of refugees, said emergency
workers were trying to bring the fire under control. The cause of the blaze has
not been established, he added.
"The fire is
still spreading. Please pray for us," said Abu Taher, a Rohingya refugee.
Another blaze tore
through a COVID-19 treatment centre for refugees in another refugee camp in the
district last Sunday, causing no casualties.
A devastating fire last March at Balukhali in Cox's Bazar, the world's
largest refugee camp, killed at least 15 refugees and burned down more than
10,000 shanties.
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