Hundreds of people missing after fire in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
Hundreds of people missing after fire in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
At least 15 people have been killed and another 400 are missing after a fire tore through Balukhali camp near Cox’s Bazar late on Monday.
More than 17,000 shelters were destroyed, leaving 45,000 people displaced.
Emergency services, volunteers and Red Cross staff worked for several hours to control the blaze.
The camp houses about 124,000 people, although the surrounding area shelters approximately 1 million Rohingya refugees