Published on 02:00 AM, April 16, 2021
Japan announces $1 million emergency aid for Rohingya camp fire victims
Refugees try to save whatever belongings they can as a fire rages through the Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya yesterday afternoon turning the entire sky orange. Many refugees in the tightly packed camp got injured trying to save their belongings and trying to get to safety. Photo: Courtesy of Ro Yassin Abdumonab
UNB, Dhaka
Japan has decided to extend emergency support of around $1 million for the victims and survivors of the Rohingya camp fire in Cox's Bazar.
The aid comes through Japan Platform, an international emergency humanitarian aid organisation.
This support will include health and medical care, food, water, sanitation, and shelter assistance, the Japanese Embassy in Dhaka said yesterday.
With this assistance, Japan has contributed $156 million to humanitarian assistance in Cox's Bazar since August 2017.
On March 22, at least 15 people were killed in a massive fire that swept through Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said.
Tens of thousands were left homeless in Cox's Bazar after fleeing the blaze.
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