Dhaka, July 9 -- At least 15 Rohingya refugees, mostly children, have died and over 26,000 others have been affected as relentless monsoon rains triggered landslides, flash floods and wind-storms across the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar over the past five days, according to the Rohingya Coordination Platform (RCP).

The Inter-Sector Flash Situation Update, released on Thursday, said a cumulative 286 weather-related incidents were recorded between July 4 and July 9, affecting 26,119 individuals from 5,518 households. The toll includes 18 injured and 4,307 people temporarily displaced.

The deaths include two children who drowned on July 5 in Kutupalong Registered Camp and Camp 4 Extension, eight people killed in landslides on July 6 across ...