The world's largest migrant camp: More than a MILLION Rohingya refugees live in makeshift homes spread across five square miles in Bangladesh after fleeing oppression in Myanmar
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] - Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic group, more than 700,000 of whom fled persecution and violence in Myanmar
- Bangladesh has been sheltering 1.1 million refugees in crowded camps near its coast, such as Kutupalong
- Incredible aerial photographs have revealed the true scale of camp that stretches as far as the eye can see
- The camp is split by bright orange roads that separate makeshift houses with red, green and blue roofs
- But now, Bangladesh has started relocating hundreds of Rohingya to an island in the Bay of Bengal, despite concerns from rights groups over conditions on the vulnerable low-lying island
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-11-26 |