Rohingya Flee One Crisis For Another - Launched June 12, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Survivors of the brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh now face the onset of the monsoon and cyclone seasons. In the refugee camps of Cox's Bazar situated in southern Bangladesh, where temporary bamboo shelters blanket the steep hillsides and valleys vulnerable to floods, there has been a desperate effort to prepare for the coming monsoon season. There are grave concerns for the nearly one million refugees, Rohingya families and children that have already faced unbelievable atrocities, and now face this new deadly threat. Cox's Bazar is one of the most frequently flooded regions of one of the most flood-prone countries on Earth. As well as increasing the risk of floods, Bangladesh's geography is also susceptible to powerful and deadly storms. A cyclone in 1970 killed 300,000 people, another in 1991 left an estimated 10 million people homeless. Cyclone Sidr, in 2007, killed upwards of 10,000 people. The rickety structures won't be able to withstand the storms and heavy rains of the imminent monsoon. And as dry earth turns to sludge in the coming weeks and months, there will be danger of both mudslides and disease. Some 200,000 people live in areas vulnerable to landslides and flooding, which if severe could destroy the camps' fragile sanitation infrastructure and contaminate the water supply. For the thousands of children who've arrived malnourished with weakened immune systems, the spread of disease and waterborne illnesses could pose great danger.'I've been in some difficult places,' says Martin Worth, UNICEF's Head of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh. 'But this could get so much worse. What is already a dire humanitarian situation could become a catastrophe.'
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Jun 2, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In the Palongkhali refugee camp, HAMID HOSSAIN, 57, walks by a cess pool that is close to his home. His best guess which is that over half the wells are tainted and are not suitable for drinking water. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 3, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - This banyan tree in sector 18 of Kutupalong is one of the few large trees that have not been cut down to make room for shelters. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 4, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In Unchiprang refugee camp, community members worked together to move a water cistern in place. Water rationing has been in effect in the camp where some wells are only open once in the morning and once at night. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 3, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - HAFEJ AHMED, 40, is a father of six children who was a farmer in Myanmar. He lost his right leg when he was shot by the Burmese army. After escaping to Bangladesh, he lost the leg in an amputation at the Chittagong American Hospital where he spent 2.5 months recovering. He wants to return to Burma but realizes that his injury means he is dependent on aid which he gets in Kutupalong. He is a devout muslim who prays that God will dispense justice. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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May 31, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Food insecurity in the Thangkali refugee camp creates anxiety and stress in the food lines as residents worry about their next meal. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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May 29, 2018 - Cox'S Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Children clamor to gather curry chicken, eggs and rice in a food line organized by TIKA, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency, a government department of the Prime Ministry of Turkey. 20,000 servings were served on this afternoon during Ramadan. Preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 5, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - CHAKINA BEGUM, 26, cradles her 2 month-old infant upon returning from a health clinic with medicine for her fever. 10 months ago, she walked 13 days from east Buchidung in Rhakine state with her husband and children to escape to Bangladesh. She lost her 6-month-old infant along the way due to lack of food and exhaustion. Preparations are being made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 4, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In Kutupalong refugee camp, Rohingya ESTEFA BEGUM,10, far right was the lucky girl who got a yellow dress for about $5 from the itinerant dress vendor. She showed one just like it to another resident which put a smile on her face. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 2, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In Kutupalong refugee camp, SHYEDA K., 38, of of Buchidung in Rahkine state, was raped by members of the Burmese army who used sexual violence as a tool of oppression. She met Pope Francis last year on his visit to Bangladesh and asked him to work for peace and justice on the behalf of the Rohingya people. She still hopes to return to Burma and reclaim her home. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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May 30, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - The hillside settlements of Thangkali are subject to threats of mudslides during the monsoon season. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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May 30, 2018 - Cox'S Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In the refugee camp of Thangkali, a large amount of bamboo has been purchased by NGO's for residents to use to reinforce their shelters for the upcoming rains. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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May 30, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Fishermen west of the refugee settlements in Cox's Bazar get ready to go out to net the day's catch. Similar boats to these were used to ferry the Rohingya into Bangladesh during the height of the refugee exodus. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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May 30, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya worker MOJAHAR AHMED, 30, cooled off before going back to creating sandbags for the upcoming monsoon. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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May 31, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya workers are paid for 5 hours of work to finish covering a storm drain project designed to offset the damaging effects of the monsoon. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 1, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya workers help drill a water well in sector 20 of Kutupalong. This area is being built for the thousands living in shelters vulnerable to landslides. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 1, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - RABIZA BEGUM with her 7-month-old infant and SUN BE with her grandchild AYEZ, 9 months, take a break under a bayan tree on a hill in sector 19 of Kutupalang. There are very few large trees like this once the land was terraced and prepared for the influx of Rohingya who arrived since August of 2017. Rabiza lives within the shadow of the tree and fears it might fall during the monsoon. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 5, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - CHAKINA BEGUM, 26, holds her 2-month-old infant upon returning from a health clinic with medicine for her fever. She walked 13 days from east Buchidung in Rhakine state with her husband and children to escape to Bangladesh. She lost her 6-month-old infant along the way due to lack of food and exhaustion. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 6, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Children play a game of passing a rubber band on a stick of bamboo during one of three school shifts in Kutupalong refugee camp. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 6, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya women wait several hours to register their infants at an official UN station in Kutupalong. This is a necessary step for the mothers to be able to obtain food rations and other needs. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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Jun 2, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In the Palongkhali refugee camp, HEDAYAT ULLAH,16 cradled his favorite niece, MUFIDA,3, who has a skin outbreak on her face which he fears stem from the polluted cesspool nearby and the tainted water from the wells. Their home is within 20 feet of a latrine and the cesspool in a low lying are susceptible to flooding from the monsoon rains. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 1, 2018 - Cox'S Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - AYUB KHAN,10 who has not eaten all day went out to collect firewood for his family in sector 20 of Kutupalong. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 5, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - On a main thoroughfare in Kutupalong, Rohingya workers help create a section reinforced with bricks that might not be as susceptible to being washed out during the monsoon. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 6, 2018 - Cox'S Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - On the outskirts of Kutupalong refugee camp, children jumped into a swimming hole to cool off. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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June 7, 2018 - Cox'S Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In Balukhali, a pathway made of sandbags has been created for residents in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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Jun 8, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In Kutupalong refugee camp, a burst of rain gave a preview of the heavy rains to camp. The paths and gullies quickly filled with water within ten minutes of rainfall. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season.
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