Dhaka, July 3 -- Monsoon Menace: The Rain and the Ruin

Landslide toll: Landslides in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps killed 28 people and injured 80 between 2021 and 2026, with 12 dead in 2024

Deforestation risks: Rapid 2017 forest clearing weakened hill stability, making steep, overcrowded slopes prone to sudden collapse

Funding gaps: Global funding shortages forced agencies to scale back critical slope stabilisation and drainage maintenance work

Relocation roadblocks: Densely packed camps lack vacant land, while refugees resist moving away from vital community and social networks

When the rain begins to fall over the hills of Camp-20 in Ukhiya, Senowara Begum stops sleeping.

For her, the arrival of the monsoon is no longer a change of ...