{"id":30049,"date":"2023-03-14T16:56:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islamic-relief.org.my\/sandbox_www\/?p=30049"},"modified":"2023-11-15T16:14:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T08:14:14","slug":"fire-hits-refugee-camp-in-coxs-bazar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islamic-relief.org.my\/sandbox_www\/fire-hits-refugee-camp-in-coxs-bazar\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire hits refugee camp in Cox\u2019s Bazar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">BANGLADESH,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">March 8, 2023 &#8211; At least 15,926 people were affected due to a fire that hits a refugee camp in Cox\u2019s Bazar, Bangladesh on 5th March.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">About 5,274 individuals were displaced, while 2,805 shelters and 155 facilities were damaged and destroyed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">The affected facilities include health centers, mosques, water networks, and youth and learning centers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">Firefighters and local authorities managed to control the fire after 3 hours.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">Fires are frequently happened due to the extremely cramped conditions in refugee camps in Cox&#8217;s Bazar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">Most of the shelters they live in are made from bamboo and tarpaulin sheets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a;\">Currently, Islamic Relief in Bangladesh is conducting rapid needs assessment for further response.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width=&#8221;3&#8243; 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