Arakan News Agency
The desperate grandmother Shourouz Jahan walked barefoot for days in the rain to escape the violence in Myanmar.
After arriving in Bangladesh, where the monsoon began, the 75-year-old woman was getting a tear-resistant tarpaulin – the first necessary step to help her complete her life in this fast-growing refugee camp.
“I feel like I’ve found my mom and dad again”
“I feel as if I have found my mother and father again. After I got shelter, I could search for food. ”
As part of its efforts to reduce time such in the open, this week UNHCR began to provide plastic sheeting for them from the moment they arrived from Myanmar to refugee communities in Bangladesh.
Teams gathered at well-known crossing points at the Myanmar border to provide plastic sheeting and provide assistance to refugees, such as Shourouz, her son and her grandchildren, upon entering the country.
“In this harsh weather, we are trying to provide them with something to cover at least when they arrive,” said Felipe Camargo, who leads UNHCR’s emergency response in Bangladesh.
Camargo said the number of women, children and men who arrived in South Asia last month was about 510,000 and is growing daily.
