Highlights
- An estimated 515,000 Rohingya have crossed the border into Bangladesh since 25 August 2017. The Government of Bangladesh has now allocated 3,000 acres of land, rather than 2,000 acres stated in previous days, to accommodate the growing influx.
- Since the current influx began, IOM has distributed over 53,000 tarpaulins, installed 400 emergency latrines, trucked 310,000 litres of water, and provided healthcare services to over 34,000 patients.
- IOM is appealing to the international community for USD 119.77 million to provide desperately needed aid.
Situation Overview
There were approximately 300,000 Rohingya living in makeshift settlements or mixed with host communities throughout Bangladesh prior to October 2016. Multiple outbreaks of unrest in October 2016 and August 2017 in the Rakhine State of Myanmar triggered large influxes of Rohingya crossing into Bangladesh. An estimated 515,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since 25 August 2017, increasing the total Rohingya population residing in Bangladesh to some 800,000.
Over half of the new arrivals are still living in spontaneous settlements with little access to aid, including shelter, food, clean water, and sanitation. Having no access roads to, or necessary drainage in, these spontaneous settlements compounds the challenge of reaching the new arrivals with necessary aid.
The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is working closely with IOM and other agencies to establish a new 3,000 acre site. As of now, this site is undeveloped and has no available services or capacity. Site planners and engineers are working on access roads and layout of this large site to allow provision of services. Until then, services and assistance are still required in the spontaneous and makeshift settlements and affected host community villages throughout Cox’s bazar.
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Original source: Reliefweb.
Posted on 5 October 2017
