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Bangladesh: Deforestation leaves Rohingya refugees vulnerable

Landslides and flash floods cost numerous lives in the Cox's Bazar refugee camp — the world's largest — in Bangladesh every year.

Experts say indiscriminate deforestation and hill cutting are to blame.

  • Arafatul Islam
  • Deutsche Welle

Days of heavy rainfall have pelted the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, destroying dwellings and sending thousands of people to live with extended families or in communal shelters.

In just 24 hours from Tuesday to Wednesday, more than 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) of rain fell on the camps in the Cox’s Bazar district, which houses more than a million Rohingya refugees.

That’s nearly half the…

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