COX'S BAZAR, July 15 (UNB): Efforts throughout 2018 and early 2019 have dramatically improved conditions in the Rohingya camps and aid organisations are well-equipped to respond, said UN agencies on Monday.
However, the UN agencies said this is still an emergency affecting vulnerable families living in a difficult, hazard-prone terrain that requires ongoing support from the international community and constant work by humanitarian actors.
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and World Food Programme (WFP) said they have been working round the clock to repair damages, temporarily relocate affected Rohingyas, and activate disaster response plans following eight days of unrelenting rain and wind-the most severe weather since the massive Rohingya influx in 2017.
They have dispatched staff, partners, and Rohingya volunteers to relocate vulnerable persons to safety, provide extra emergency food assistance and repair damaged buildings, roads and slope reinforcements.
Between July 04 and 12, 709 mm of rain fell in parts of the Kutupalong Rohingya settlement, out of a July average of about 1040 mm for Cox's Bazar, said a joint media release.
A combination of landslides, floods and wind has damaged or destroyed hundreds of structures and temporarily displaced thousands of refugees.
About 5.0 per cent of the nearly one million residents in Cox's Bazar were directly impacted.
Although small in percentage terms, its effect on already-vulnerable refugees has been significant, said the UN agencies.
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