Flash Update #3 on Landslides, Flooding, and Waterlogging Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Seasonal monsoon rains have continued to hit the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar repeatedly over June and July 2024, resulting in landslides, flooding and waterlogging. With nearly one million people living across 33 camps, taking refuge in basic shelters made of tarpaulin and bamboo, the heavy rainfall has been disastrous. On 19 June ISCG issued Flash Update #1 reporting that 7,794 refugees had been affected by the heavy rains, 1,959 refugees had been temporarily displaced, and 1,191 shelters had been either fully or partially damaged. By 23 June, Flash Update #2 on the landslides, flooding and waterlogging reported that 14,509 refugees had been affected across the 33 camps. A further heavy rainfall was experienced on 11 - 12 July. As a result of the monsoon season thus far, 12 Rohingya refugees have sadly died from landslides and four more individuals have reportedly drowned. Given the continued heavy rainfall, and the high levels of vulnerabilities in the camps, a third Flash Update is being released to share the impacts, response and challenges. 

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