at least 15 people have died and
hundreds more are missing after a fire
broke out at a large refugee camp in
bagland bangladesh
tens of thousands of rohingya muslims
who had fled persecution in neighboring
myanmar are now homeless
the authorities in bangladesh say they
have begun an investigation into how the
fire started at the camp in cox's bazar
our south asia correspondent rajini van
nadin reports
each pillar marks out what was once a
makeshift hut
these smoldering remains are all that's
left for thousands of refugees
this cramped and congested camp now
reduced to ash
beggar lost her home in the fire my two
sons are missing
i'm looking for them everywhere she said
the massive fire started in one section
of the settlement on monday afternoon
but soon spread destroying homes schools
and hospitals
refugees ran for their lives
rohingya muslims who'd fled a military
crackdown
in their home myanmar more than three
years ago
once again on the moon
johanna has been searching the camps
with one of her sons
trying to find six-year-old muhammad
who's not been seen since the fire broke
out
i don't know whether he's dead or alive
she said
please god help me find my son i just
want him back
close to a million rohingyas live in the
world's largest refugee camp
already in dire poverty they're once
again struggling to survive
age groups say more than 45 000 refugees
have now been left homeless well i think
the fire is a continued symptom of the
larger deterioration within the camps
um it's three years on this is a
protracted refugee crisis
obviously a failure of the international
community to find a solution with the
ongoing military coup in myanmar
rohingya refugees can't go home any time
soon
with their temporary homes now destroyed
their life in limbo continues
with universe bbc news delhi