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Photos | Bullets and Burns: Injured Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi hospitals and international aid agencies have been struggling to provide medical care for all the refugees, many of whom have suffered brutal injuries and psychological trauma. Photographer Jorge Silva, portrays the horror of the Rohingya crisis through a series of portraits.

Updated on: Nov 18, 2017 5:49 PM IST

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Nur Kamal, 17, poses for a photograph showing head injuries, at Kutupalang refugee camp, near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.Since ethnic violence erupted in Myanmar, thousands of Rohingya have crossed the border, often travelling for days and even weeks, making a hazardous river or sea crossing on the last leg of their flight to Bangladesh. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 18, 2017 5:49 PM

Nur Kamal, 17, poses for a photograph showing head injuries, at Kutupalang refugee camp, near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.Since ethnic violence erupted in Myanmar, thousands of Rohingya have crossed the border, often travelling for days and even weeks, making a hazardous river or sea crossing on the last leg of their flight to Bangladesh. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

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Mohamed Heron, 6, and his brother Mohamed Akter, 4 show burns on their bodies at a refugee camp in Bangladesh. Their uncle Mohamed Inus said the burns resulted from Myanmar armed forces firing rockets at their village. According to him, two of their siblings died in the attack while their father was held by the military and has not been heard of since. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 18, 2017 5:49 PM

Mohamed Heron, 6, and his brother Mohamed Akter, 4 show burns on their bodies at a refugee camp in Bangladesh. Their uncle Mohamed Inus said the burns resulted from Myanmar armed forces firing rockets at their village. According to him, two of their siblings died in the attack while their father was held by the military and has not been heard of since. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

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Imam Hossain, 42, who fled Myanmar following attacks on the community early August, sleeps on the ground at Kutupalang refugee camp, in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi hospitals and international aid agencies struggle to provide medical care for the refugees, many of whom have suffered horrific injuries and psychological trauma. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 18, 2017 5:49 PM

Imam Hossain, 42, who fled Myanmar following attacks on the community early August, sleeps on the ground at Kutupalang refugee camp, in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi hospitals and international aid agencies struggle to provide medical care for the refugees, many of whom have suffered horrific injuries and psychological trauma. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

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Setara Begum, 12 who was among her nine siblings in their home when it was hit by a rocket. Her mother Arafa, said, “I saved eight of my nine children from the burning house, but Setara was trapped inside. I could see her crying in the middle of the fire, but it was difficult to save her.” According to her family Setara received no treatment for her burns and has been mute from that day. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 18, 2017 5:49 PM

Setara Begum, 12 who was among her nine siblings in their home when it was hit by a rocket. Her mother Arafa, said, “I saved eight of my nine children from the burning house, but Setara was trapped inside. I could see her crying in the middle of the fire, but it was difficult to save her.” According to her family Setara received no treatment for her burns and has been mute from that day. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

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Mohamed Jabair, 21, poses for a photograph to show the burns on his body near Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. Since the crisis began, Chittagong Medical College Hospital has received 261 casualties suffering wounds from gunshots or explosions, according to its director, Brigadier General Jalal Uddin. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 18, 2017 5:49 PM

Mohamed Jabair, 21, poses for a photograph to show the burns on his body near Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. Since the crisis began, Chittagong Medical College Hospital has received 261 casualties suffering wounds from gunshots or explosions, according to its director, Brigadier General Jalal Uddin. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

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Kalabarow, 50 (above) said her husband, daughter and one son were killed when soldiers fired on her village in Maungdaw. She was hit in her right foot. She lay where she fell, pretending to be dead, for several hours before a grandson found her. During their 11-day journey to Bangladesh, a village doctor amputated her infected foot and four men carried her on a stretcher made of bamboo and a bed sheet. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 18, 2017 5:49 PM

Kalabarow, 50 (above) said her husband, daughter and one son were killed when soldiers fired on her village in Maungdaw. She was hit in her right foot. She lay where she fell, pretending to be dead, for several hours before a grandson found her. During their 11-day journey to Bangladesh, a village doctor amputated her infected foot and four men carried her on a stretcher made of bamboo and a bed sheet. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

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Anwara Begum, 36, poses for a photograph at Kutupalang refugee camp in Bangladesh. Sadar Hospital in Cox’s Bazar had treated 1,467 Rohingya since the exodus began for injuries including bullet wounds, broken bones and cuts inflicted by knives or machetes. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 18, 2017 5:49 PM

Anwara Begum, 36, poses for a photograph at Kutupalang refugee camp in Bangladesh. Sadar Hospital in Cox’s Bazar had treated 1,467 Rohingya since the exodus began for injuries including bullet wounds, broken bones and cuts inflicted by knives or machetes. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

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Momtaz Begum, 30, shows her injuries at the Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh. The UN rights agency has called the crisis “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. Myanmar, an overwhelmingly Buddhist nation has rejected such charges, saying its forces targeted insurgents, whom they accuse of setting the fires and attacking civilians. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 18, 2017 5:49 PM

Momtaz Begum, 30, shows her injuries at the Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh. The UN rights agency has called the crisis “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. Myanmar, an overwhelmingly Buddhist nation has rejected such charges, saying its forces targeted insurgents, whom they accuse of setting the fires and attacking civilians. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

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Rohingya refugee Ansar Allah, 11, poses for a photograph at Leda refugee camp in Bangladesh. Rights monitors and fleeing Rohingya say the army and Rakhine Buddhist vigilantes have mounted a campaign of arson aimed at driving out the Muslim population. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 18, 2017 5:49 PM

Rohingya refugee Ansar Allah, 11, poses for a photograph at Leda refugee camp in Bangladesh. Rights monitors and fleeing Rohingya say the army and Rakhine Buddhist vigilantes have mounted a campaign of arson aimed at driving out the Muslim population. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

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