Rohingya Refugee Camp Fire in Bangladesh Guts More Than 1,000 Shelters

Rohingya refugees watch a fire blaze through their refugee camp at Kutupalong in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024.

A fire raced through a crammed camp of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh's southern coastal district of Cox's Bazar, gutting more than 1,000 shelters and leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said Sunday.