Humanitarian crisis looms as Rohingya flee

Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar in August, pressuring aid agencies helping hundreds of thousands of refugees suffering from previous spasms of violence


Aug 25: Rohingya militants kill 12 members of security forces in coordinated attacks on police posts in Rakhine state

At least 400 people killed in ensuing clashes and army counter-offensive

Army says it is conducting clearance operations against “extremist terrorists” but Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh say campaign of arson and killings aims to force them out


BANGLADESH
MYANMAR


BANGLADESH

Cox’s Bazar district: Bangladesh already shelters 300,000 to 500,000 Rohingyas driven out of Myanmar in recent years

MYANMAR
Kutupalong
Nayapara
Maungdaw
RAKHINE STATE

Refugee camps
Fires detected (Aug 25-28)
50km 30 miles


RAKHINE STATE
Muslim ethnic minority group, largely descendants of Arab traders, living in region for generations

Rohingya – one million strong – are denied citizenship as government views them as illegal migrants from Bangladesh

They face routine official and public discrimination


Sources: Human Rights Watch, UNHCR, wire agencies
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