NEW YORK, 26 March, 2021(TON): The UN announced to donate $14 million to help build Rohingya camps in Bangladesh’s Cox Bazar, that destructed due to massive blaze earlier this week and left thousands homeless.

On Monday, the fire broke out four refugee camps at Balukhali, home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled persecution in neighboring Myanmar, leaving at a dozen others wounded.

UN Humanitarian Chief, Mark Lowcock said on social media, "I am allocating $14 million from UNCERF (UN Central Emergency Response Fund) to help rebuild shelter and provide other emergency services for the tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees affected by the devastating fire in the camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh."

The UN said that the funds will also help provide urgent water and sanitation services, food, mental and psychosocial health assistance.

"Rohingya refugees need our support now more than ever, as the pandemic continues to take its toll and they approach the monsoon season," said Lowcock.

The fire displaced more than 45,000 people mostly Rohingya refugees, and a hospital and other critical health, nutrition and education structures were also destroyed in Monday's fire, UN said.

More than 1 million Rohingya Muslims have been living in 34 squalid camps built on more than 3,000 hectares of hilly land in Cox's Bazar after they fled persecution in Myanmar.

However, those who were displaced have sought refuge in nearby camps, shelters and school buildings.