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Refugee families move to new homes in Kutupalong refugee camp
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Refugee families move to new homes in Kutupalong refugee camp

Families wait in the UN bus that will take them from the transit center and to their new homes inside the mega camp of Kutupalong. 65 families will be moved today.

The families did not manage to bring many belongings with them when they fled Myanmar, so they travel light. Due to the rapid and unorganised growth of the refugee camp in the months following the massive influx of refugees, the camp lacks proper infrastructure and have very few proper roads.

This means that the refugees will have to walk for 45 minutes through hills and riverbeds on small pathways to arrive to their new home. The Bangladeshi authorities have allocated land for a new extension of the camp to be constructed. In cooperation with the UN they have removed tons of sand from the hilltops to make a flat area, safer from landslides.

A temporary shelter made of bamboo and plastic sheeting waits for each family.

Photo: Ingebjørg Kårstad/Norwegian Refugee Council. Photos gathered in 2018.

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  • Kumsuma and her child move to their new tent in Kutupalong refugee camp
  • Janoara fled Myanmar after her village was attacked
  • Mohamed (3) fled Myanmar with his mother in August 2017
  • Saifula (8) attends classes to help him through the trauma of attacks in Myanmar
  • Janoara fled Myanmar after her village was attacked
  • Janoara and her son stand outside their shelter in the refugee camp
  • Refugee Nurul looks on as new families arrive at Kutupalong camp
  • Preventing landslides in Cox's Bazar refugee camps
  • Refugee families move to new homes in Kutupalong refugee camp
  • Mohammed is upset he has had to move home four times since fleeing Myanmar
  • Hasina waits to board the bus to her new home in the refugee camp
  • Hasina on board the bus to her new home in the refugee camp
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