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Rohingya camp fire death toll rises to 15, with 400 still missing in Bangladesh
The death toll from a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh has risen to at least 15, with another 400 people missing, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR).
Key points:
- The fire took six hours to bring under control at the Balukhali camp
- The UNHCR says about 45,000 refugees have been displaced
- It fears the death toll will rise as aid workers sift through debris
The UNHCR says Monday’s fire has left more than 550 people injured and about 45,000 displaced.
“It is massive, it is devastating,” said UNHCR’s Johannes Van der Klaauw, who joined a Geneva briefing virtually from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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