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Photos: Rohingya refugee camps destroyed by Cyclone Mora
Rohingya refugees sit in front of their house destroyed by Cyclone Mora at the Balukhali Makeshift Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Left drenched and near destitute by a cyclone that hit Bangladesh few days ago, thousands of Rohingya refugees hunkered down in the ruins of their camps , waiting for help after a night in the rain. According to administrative officials at least seven people were killed and 50 injured by Cyclone Mora, affecting over a quarter million people in the country. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/REUTERS)
Updated on: Jun 01, 2017 6:02 PM IST
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Rohingya refugees sit in front of their house destroyed by Cyclone Mora at the Balukhali Makeshift Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Left drenched and near destitute by a cyclone that hit Bangladesh few days ago, thousands of Rohingya refugees hunkered down in the ruins of their camps , waiting for help after a night in the rain. According to administrative officials at least seven people were killed and 50 injured by Cyclone Mora, affecting over a quarter million people in the country. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/REUTERS)
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Seen above, a Rohingya refugee shows his house destroyed by Cyclone Mora at a makeshift camp in Bangladesh.The border area that bore the brunt of the storm is home to refugee camps for Muslim Rohingyas who have fled from their homes in Myanmar to escape communal violence. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/REUTERS)
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A Rohingya refugee boy stands in a queue to collect relief supplies. Following the recent influx,the Bangladeshi government has estimated that there are about 350,000 Rohingyas in the country. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/REUTERS)
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Bangladeshi villagers are seen standing next to a house destroyed by the cyclone. (Munir UZ Zaman/AFP)
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Refugees make their way back to their makeshift home after collecting relief supplies. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/REUTERS)
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Rohingya refugee girl poses for a photograph in her house which has been destroyed by Cyclone Mora. Around 70 percent of the makeshift shacks in the refugee camp were damaged by the storm, which whipped through the region with winds of speed over 115 kms per hour. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/REUTERS)
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With power supplies knocked out and fresh food in short supply, aid agencies handed out rations to refugees who thronged distribution points. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/REUTERS)
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