About 10-thousand refugees inundated in Teknaf flash-floods

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Teknaf, May 25: "About 10-thousand unofficial Rohingya refugees in Teknaf of Cox?s Bazar District have been inundated due to flash-floods and onrush of water from Naff River, said Mr. Tin Soe, from Teknaf when contacted over phone yesterday evening. Due to excessive rainfall and gusty to squally wind coincided with the tide of Naff River inundated the whole makeshift camp of Dhumdamia, yesterday at about 2:00 pm. The huts of the refugees were floating on flood water in that all the huts had been made of plastic sheets..."

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Kaladan News

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2005-05-25

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2005-06-03

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