Rohingya refugees stand by remains of Monday's fire at a refugee camp in Balukhali, southern Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

Video. Fire at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh kills at least 15

At least 15 people have died and hundreds are injured and missing after a devastating fire destroyed thousands of shelters in a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, a UNHCR spokeswoman said.

At least 15 people have died and hundreds are injured and missing after a devastating fire destroyed thousands of shelters in a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, a UNHCR spokeswoman said.

At least 400 people were still missing and around 560 were injured by the fire, according to Louise Donovan, a spokesperson for the United Nations’ refugee agency.

In the aftermath, refugees picked through the burned debris looking for their belongings. Others wept.

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