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STORY: UNICEF / ROHINGYA REFUGEE CAMP FIRE
TRT: 1:31
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGAUGE: NATS
DATLEINE: 07 JANUARY 2024, ROHINGYA REFUGEE CAMP 5, COX’S BAZAR
1. Wide shot, a girl child carrying a jerry can
2. Med shot, the aftermath of a fire, this shot depicts children running around in the damaged Rohingya refugee camp
3. Wide shot, damaged Rohingya camps
4. Close up, children using damaged WASH facilities
5. Wide shot, a few young boys sitting around and watching the camp being repaired
6. Med shot, women going to a makeshift shelter and two children standing nearby
7. Med shot, Rohingya refugee families living in makeshift tents after the fire burnt their homes
8. Wide shot, a child drinking water from a plastic bottle
Fire ravages Rohingya refugee camp leaving 3,500 children homeless and 1,500 without education.
On 7 January 2024 around 1:00 am, an extensive fire broke out in Rohingya refugee Camp 5.
Over 5,000 Rohingya refugees – including 3,500 children – who sadly lost their homes in the fire. A total of 842 shelters were affected, including 749 shelters totally destroyed by the fire and 93 partially destroyed. 33 communal facilities were damaged including health facilities, learning centres, mosques and a mobile firefighting unit hub.
While no deaths have been reported, at least 1,500 children lost access to education when 20 of their learning facilities were destroyed in the fire.
As assessment is going on to determine the full extent of the damage, UNICEF and partners will construct temporary tents to enable children to learn whilst classrooms are reconstructed.
In a statement issued by UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh, Sheldon Yett, he said, “UNICEF and partners worked through the night to protect and support traumatized children and their families. Let us remember, these children have already escaped violence and trauma. So, there is an urgent imperative to work closely with local authorities, UN agencies and partners to provide the most vulnerable with shelter and respond to their basic needs so that all affected children are safe, healthy and protected.”
