482 weather incidents hit Rohingya camps, affecting 43,000 refugees

A total of 482 weather-related incidents were reported in Rohingya camps between July 5 and Sunday, affecting around 43,000 people from 9,463 households, according to the Rohingya Coordination Platform (RCP) Daily Incidents Dashboard.

The incidents included 259 wind and storm-related events, 164 landslides, 42 floods, five drowning incidents, eight fire incidents, one lightning strike and two infrastructure-related hazards.

The incidents left 15 people dead, 21 injured and forced 9,707 individuals to temporarily relocate.

Among the fatalities were two children who drowned on July 5 in Kutupalong Registered Camp (KRC) and Camp 4 Extension. Eight people were killed in landslides on July 6 in Camp 7, Camp 11 and Camp 15, including several children.

Five more children died in a major landslide in Block A-3 of Camp 5 on July 8.

According to the official Camp-in-Charge (CiC) report, the Camp 5 landslide occurred around 2:10pm, killing five refugees and injuring eight others, who were receiving treatment at different hospitals and Primary Health Centres.