Rohingya exodus continues, 604,000 refugees reach Bangladesh since Aug 25: UN

On Wednesday, the United Nations (UN) stated that a total of 604,000 Rohingyas have sought shelter in Bangladesh since violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine State on August 25.

New York, Oct 26: On Wednesday, the United Nations (UN) stated that a total of 604,000 Rohingyas have sought shelter in Bangladesh since violence broke out in Myanmar's Rakhine State on August 25.

The information has been shared by a UN spokesman in New York, United States.

"604,000 refugees have sought shelter in Bangladesh since the outbreak of violence in Myanmar on August 25," UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said.

More than half of the new arrivals to escape violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state are living in the Kutupalong Expansion Site, which includes several makeshift settlements and land allocated by the government, he added.

"Nearly 570,000 people have received food assistance and nearly 310,000 people received health care," said Haq, adding that there are concerns about sanitation, with less than one quarter of sites hosting refugees having access to clean water.

A UN-supported humanitarian conference on Monday raised more than $344 million to fund critical relief programs for Rohingya refugees.

According to the UN officials, the exodus of Rohingyas from Myanmar to Bangladesh continues unabated. The UN stated that the Rohingya crisis is the fastest growing refugee emergency in the world.

The aid workers at the refugee camps in Bangladesh are working closely with Rohingyas to provide them with healthcare and sanitation facilities, safe drinking water, food and proper shelter.

On Wednesday, Myanmar's de-facto leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi said her government has begun to work on taking back those who crossed over to Bangladesh from Rakhine state to escape a military crackdown.

The Myanmar State Counsellor and head of the ruling party made the statement during a meeting with Bangladesh home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, bdnews24 reported.

A 10-member delegation led by the Bangladesh minister attended the hour-long discussion with Suu Kyi, said home ministry spokesman Sharif Mahmud Apu.

Suu Kyi also spoke of adopting the recommendations of the Kofi Annan Commission. The visiting minister, on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, invited Suu Kyi to visit Bangladesh. She agreed -- "at a time convenient to both countries".

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