IOM issues update on Bangladesh Rohingya humanitarian crisis response

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On 10 August, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released a situation update detailing the severe impact of the monsoon season on Rohingya refugee camps near Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh.  The monsoon brought high winds since late May triggering landslides, floods, and widespread damage, affecting around 65,000 people.

The situation report continues as follows.

With the onset of the monsoon season at the end of May, days of intense monsoon rains and high winds have triggered landslides, floods, and widespread damage across the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, impacting approximately 65,000 people across 33 camps, according to the Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM) unit of IOM.