Fire forces 50,000 to flee Rohingya refugee camp

Thousands of Rohingya refugees housed in a camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, were forced to flee for their lives on Monday after a fire broke out. Host Marco Werman speaks with Khin Maun, a resident of the camp, who urges the international community to investigate and provide fire services for the area’s camps that house Rohingya people, forced from their own homes in Myanmar.

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