
The Rohingya refugee and Bangladeshi host community population in Cox’s Bazar district are extremely vulnerable to the impact of natural hazards such as floods and cyclones. A small storm-surge could inundate large areas of land, and impact tens of thousands of people. Despite the incredible power of the super-cyclone in the Bay of Bengal on the 18th & 19th of May, the power dissipated, and the track moved over 150km further west. The people in Cox’s Bazar certainly experienced rough weather, but it was very minor compared to the impact further north in Khulna and West B...
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