Fire has broken out at a Rohingya Muslim camp in western Myanmar, burning hundreds of homes and leaving over 2,000 people homeless.
The fire broke out at the Baw Du Pha camp near the state capital, Sittwe, in Rakhine State on Tuesday, destroying the homes of nearly 450 families.
“About 2,000 people are affected,” said an aid worker, whose name was not mentioned in reports. “They will have no roofs over their heads tonight.”
The cause of the fire is still unknown but it is a stark reminder of dire living conditions of Rohingya Muslims confined to bleak camps in Rahkine state.
Some 140,000 people, mainly Rohingya, have been trapped in the grim displacement camps since they were driven from their homes by waves of Buddhist violence four years ago. (Courtesy of Press TV)
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