Balukhali refugee camp

Balukhali refugee camp is a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.[1][2][3] The International Organization for Migration refers to the collective settlement of Balukhali and neighbouring Kutupalong refugee camp as the Kutupalong–Balukhali expansion site.[4][5]

Balukhali refugee camp
বালুখালি শরণার্থী শিবির
Coordinates: 21.19°N 92.16°E / 21.19; 92.16
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictCox's Bazar District

In March 2021, a massive fire destroyed much of the camp, killing over a dozen people and further displacing thousands.[6]

  • Sandbags to prevent floods in Balukhali
    Sandbags placed with the help of aid agencies to prevent flooding at Balukhali refugee camp during the monsoon season.
  • Shacks built for Rohingya refugees in Balukhali
    Makeshift shacks on a hill in Balukhali refugee camp, constructed by aid agencies for Rohingya refugees.

References
  1. "Aid reaches Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh – in pictures". The Guardian. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. "Inside Cox's Bazar: Rohingya refugees flee persecution in Burma, in pictures". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. "Starvation rife among Rohingya children in Bangladesh's refugee camps". The Independent. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. "Cox's Bazar: Kutupalong-Balukhali expansion sites Footpath and Access road as of 05 Dec 2017" (PDF). International Organization for Migration. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. Beaubien, Jason (5 April 2019). "Rohingya Settle In For The Long Haul, Even As Bangladesh Wants Refugees To Go Home". NPR. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. "Bangladesh probes deadly fire at Rohingya camp, 400 missing". Al Jazeera. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.


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