See below for the IRC report of a fire the swept through a refugee camp in Thailand. There are ways that you can help!
"The IRC is providing aid to survivors of a fire at a refugee camp in Thailand that killed 37 people on Friday.
The fire destroyed hundreds of makeshift huts at the Ban Mae Surin camp in northwest Thailand, which is home to some 3,500 ethnic Karen refugees who have fled ethnic conflict in neighboring Myanmar. The fire injured more than 100 refugees, left 2,300 homeless and also destroyed the camp’s clinic and hospital.
Preliminary reports indicate that the blaze may have been started by a cooking accident.
“We are deeply saddened by this tragic event and the IRC is doing everything it can to provide swift aid and support to the survivors,” said Christine Petrie, director of IRC programs in Thailand.
An IRC medical team arrived on the scene shortly after the fire broke out, Petrie said, and is providing medical treatment, mosquito nets, blankets and working to ensure that the water supply remains clean.
The Ban Mae Surin camp, which is located three miles from the Myanmar border, was erected in 1992 and was intended to be a temporary shelter. But despite recent political reforms in Myanmar, the camp’s refugees are reluctant to return home, citing concern for their safety. Many were born and have grown up in the camp."
From the IRC facebook page report.
Photo: IRC
The fire destroyed hundreds of makeshift huts at the Ban Mae Surin camp in northwest Thailand, which is home to some 3,500 ethnic Karen refugees who have fled ethnic conflict in neighboring Myanmar. The fire injured more than 100 refugees, left 2,300 homeless and also destroyed the camp’s clinic and hospital.
Preliminary reports indicate that the blaze may have been started by a cooking accident.
“We are deeply saddened by this tragic event and the IRC is doing everything it can to provide swift aid and support to the survivors,” said Christine Petrie, director of IRC programs in Thailand.
An IRC medical team arrived on the scene shortly after the fire broke out, Petrie said, and is providing medical treatment, mosquito nets, blankets and working to ensure that the water supply remains clean.
The Ban Mae Surin camp, which is located three miles from the Myanmar border, was erected in 1992 and was intended to be a temporary shelter. But despite recent political reforms in Myanmar, the camp’s refugees are reluctant to return home, citing concern for their safety. Many were born and have grown up in the camp."
From the IRC facebook page report.
Photo: IRC
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