No place to live for Rohingya
Teknaf, Bangladesh: The Arakanese Rohingya who are living in the Lada Refugee Camp are facing risks to their lives due to the condition of their shacks, according to a refugee leader from the camp.A shack fall down in Lada refugee camp“The shacks are no longer strong or sturdy as they are all now at least three years old. They are built only with bamboo and plastic sheets.”“Now, some shacks have fallen completely and the refugees fear for their lives while they are sleeping during the night.”
“We fear for young children who mostly stay in the shacks if heavy wind blows in the daytime or night,” said Ammena, a mother of four children.
A shack fall down in Lada refugee camp
Beside this, refugees are facing water problems in the camp, and are getting water supplies two times per day, said Samira Katoon from the camp.
“There are more than 12,000 refugees in the camp, but the management only provides eight water stations. We get only two pots per day.”
“All the refugees line up for water to get water with pots. Plastic pots are not allowed. We need aluminum pots which are costly for refugees to buy.”
Refugee line up for water at supply station in Lada refugee camp
“The drainages are blocked by locals, which was passed through their land. The locals urged the management group to settle as per their previous agreement.”
“The locals need their jobs which they get before, but now they were fired by the management, and the locals blocked the drainages out of retaliation. But, the refugees are facing overflows of wastewater in their shacks and aren’t able to stay in the shacks.”
The condition of shack in Lada refugee camp, after over flow the drainage of waste water
The Lada Refugee Camp is managed by Muslim Aid UK, including healthcare programs and Solidarity is working for the sanitation program in the camp.
Clearing the drainage of waste water by refugee in Lada camp
The female refugees are also facing the same problem as women from Lada Camp while they go to collect firewood from the forest.
“We build our shacks with bushes and plastic for less costs and some refugees are building their shacks with mud walls for security. The big problem is if the rain falls, the mud walls fall down with water, and if winds blow up, the plastic will blow with the winds.”
After raining, the condition of shack in Kutupalong makeshift camp
“Recently, the Burmese border security forces, or Nasaka, fabricated an allegation of linking villagers with the Taliban and arrested some villagers last month. Most villagers are not able to stay in their home. Most of the religious leaders are changing their dress for fear of arrest. The arrested 20 villagers are branded with connections to illegal organizations, which the authority filed as cases with acts 17/1 and 17/2. The case will be heard in the Maungdaw court soon.”
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