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Thousands of Rohingyas have fled violence in Myanmar. Follow the crisis here
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ROHINGYA REFUGEES
More than 600,000 Rohingya children, women and men have been forced to flee to Bangladesh to escape violence.
They have arrived hungry and exhausted, in urgent need of shelter and protection.
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