Given how narrow the camps are and how many people live in close proximity in makeshift shelters, many are terrified of what the future holds.
He told Metro.co.uk: ‘Although some people have started to wear masks, we are in desperate need of sanitisers and gloves.The refugees live in over populated huts made out of bamboo sticks ‘They keep no distance here, it’s very difficult’.
‘The Bangladeshi government shut off internet and imposed a lockdown all very suddenly, there was no real thought or preparation for the refugees.‘The water there is not easily accessible, the Rohingya often rely on communal water. He added: ‘According to UN guidelines, camps are supposed to be built with a minimum of 45 square metres per person.‘The shelters are on a hillside, made out of bamboo sticks, you have very porous walls.’
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