Monsoon floods threaten 100,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

The persecuted Rohingya refugees from Myanmar’s Rakhine state who live in denuded hills in southern Bangladesh hope that the sandbags fortifying the slopes will survive the upcoming monsoon.

The Rohingya camps are clustered in a part of the country that records the highest rainfall. Most now live in flimsy, bamboo-and-plastic structures perched on what were once forested hills.

According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the rains typically begin in April and peak in July.