Fire destroys hundreds of shelters at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

A drone shot of the burned-down shelters in Ukhiya's Rohingya camp. - IOM BANGLADESH/The Daily Star/ANN

ISTANBUL: Over 480 shelters and 11 learning facilities were destroyed in a fire at a refugee camp in Bangladesh on Tuesday (Jan 20), Anadolu Ajansi reported according to the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef).

"A fire swept through Rohingya Camp 16 this morning, destroying over 480 shelters and 11 Unicef supported learning facilities, taking away homes and classrooms in minutes," Unicef Bangladesh said on the X platform.