'Give me strength': Muslim refugees from Myanmar recount double fire tragedies


  • World
  • Wednesday, 24 Mar 2021

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Rohingya teacher Mohammad Harun was at his Islamic school in a Bangladeshi refugee camp when fire began creeping through the settlement, soon to turn into a massive blaze destroying thousands of shanty homes.

With the flames still far away, he saw his elderly father, 77-year-old Bashir Ahmed, rushing by to try to rescue his mother, Katiza Khatun, 62, and take her to safety.

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