It has been almost a year since over 720,000 Rohingya fled their home state of Rakhine in Myanmar due to extreme violence, what the UN called a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” Most who have fled now live in Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

Many Rohingya continue to flee Myanmar and find themselves at Kutupalong, where living conditions are worsening and monsoon rains have caused landslides in the area.

While many Rohingya refugees hope to return to Myanmar, they still face extreme intolerance and violence and the country’s leader has refused to provide a timeline for allowing the Rohingya back.

Support and donations are needed to continue to provide relief in refugee camps, including shelter, blankets, food and access to clean water, especially in the middle of the monsoon season.

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