Bangladesh cyclone threatens to hit world’s largest refugee camp

Bangladesh cyclone threatens to hit world’s largest refugee camp FMTNews FMTWorld

Preparations are underway for a partial evacuation of Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar.

The WMO’s Clare Nullis told a Geneva press briefing that a storm surge of 2-2.5m over the weekend was likely to inundate low-lying areas of North Myanmar as well as parts of Bangladesh where flash floods and landslides were also possible. The cyclone is currently set to make landfall in Bangladesh on Sunday. While a direct hit is not expected, the storm’s path is set to affect Bangladesh’s southeastern border district of Cox’s Bazar where a million Rohingya refugees live.UN refugee agency spokesperson Olga Sarrado said preparations were underway for a partial evacuation of the camp, if needed. The agency was also preparing tens of thousands of hot meals and jerrycans, she said.

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