SITUATION REPORT #2: FIRE INCIDENT

ACROSS ROHINGYA CAMPS

BRAC HUMANITARIAN CRISIS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
COX’S BAZAR | BANGLADESH
Tuesday | 23 March 2021

Camps affected: 3 (8E, 8W & 9)

60,057 9,147 1,609 1,517 53

PEOPLE AFFECTED SHELTERS DAMAGED COMMUNITY FACILITIES WASH FACILITIES LEARNING CENTRES
DAMAGED DAMAGED DAMAGED

16 13 563 45,122
CHILD FRIENDLY SPACES DEATHS PEOPLE INJURED PEOPLE DISPLACED
DAMAGED

Brief Casualties
The fire on Monday has caused massive destruction in the lives of the Rohingya Total death: 13
population, who are still recovering from the crisis in 2017. Male: 3, Female: 4, Children: 6

As of 23rd March evening, 13 people have been lost to, and 563 people injured.
Severely injured: 142
The BRAC team is currently carrying out a comprehensive damage and need Male: 27, Female: 68, Children: 47
assessment to better understand the situation and identify the extent of damage
caused in camps 8E, 8W & 9 in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. There were still small fires Note: This information is from BRAC field
burning this morning. The fire displaced 45,122 individuals from 9,147 households
assessment teams. No information on persons with
from the three camps.
disabilities has been received yet.

www.response.brac.net
 BRAC response

Shelter Child Protection

• 5,500 jerry cans have been distributed to ensure the people
affected can carry water. Additionally, 800 jerry cans have been
sourced for further distribution.
Disaster Risk Reduction
• Case workers and para counsellors helped return 54 children to
their parents. 100 more children are now under the supervision
and support of the volunteers.
• 1,980 people were provided with psychosocial first aid by the
trained counsellors.

• 477 tarpaulins have been distributed through the Camp In

• One mobile child friendly space was established in camp 9 to
Charge of Camp 9. 200 have been provided to the WASH team
keep children safe from harm. Another ‘lost child and
for temporary toilet block preparation. 200 have been provided
caregivers meeting point’ was set up in camp 8E.
to the child protection team to build temporary shade for
multipurpose child centres.
• 50 floor mats have been provided to the child protection team
for construction of temporary child-friendly spaces.

Protection

• 765 people were reached with protection messages and

information on trafficking.
• 210 women and girls received food and non-food items.
• 75 women received emergency shelter.
• 56 women received psychosocial counselling.
• 15 women and girls received dignity kits.
• Three women received first aid support through the safe space
for women and girls.

WASH Lost and missing child information centre

• Renovation work was completed on 51 latrines, 44 shallow tube

wells, four deep tube wells and three bathing cubicles. The
WASH team will continue to identify and repair damaged
tubewells, latrines, substructures and superstructures.
• 8,000 litres of drinking water were distributed as emergency
support among the people affected. BRAC is planning to
distribute 24,000 litres of drinking water every day until the
aftershock subsides and there is a permanent source of drinking
water.

Health

• 233 people (84 women, 97 men and 52 children under-five)

affected by the fire received medical support. 36 had burn People affected collecting drinking water
injuries and the rest visited the centres with other injuries. Of the
people with burns, nine were children under five years old, 9
were female and 18 were male. All burns were treated except
one severe case, which was referred to the MSF hospital.

General Food Assistance

• 119 cartons of high energy biscuits to 119 families and 819 hot
meals to 556 individuals have been distributed. As requested by
World Food Programme, BRAC will support World Vision with
7,500 hot meals for both lunch and dinner.

Site Management

• 956 families (3,507 individuals) are being supported, through

food, shelter and return of separated children to the parents.
Emergency medical team providing basic first-aid support to the
people affected at the safe shelters
*INFORMATION UPDATED on 23 MARCH 2021 (as of 9:00 pm)

PROGRAMME DIRECTOR AREA DIRECTOR

SAJEDUL HASAN HASINA AKHTER HUQ
sajedul.hasan@brac.net www.response.brac.net hasina.akhter@brac.net