Bangladesh: Flash flooding in Cox’s Bazar has impacted over 15,000 refugees and 300,000 people living in host communities

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is responding to flash floods in Bangladesh that have displaced over 15,000 Rohingya refugees and 300,000 members of the local communities in Cox’s Bazar.

The fragile infrastructure of the refugee camps has been severely damaged, with over 2,000 shelters destroyed as well as facilities such as health centres and community centres that are vital to the wellbeing of refugees. At least four people, including two Rohingya refugees, are reported to have died in the floods.