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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JUDY WOODRUFF: The ongoing crisis\Nin Myanmar
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.26,0:00:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has had a devastating impact\Non one particular ethnic group,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.49,0:00:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rohingya refugees forced \Nto flee to cramped camps in Bangladesh,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.84,0:00:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,battling the coronavirus and now being \Nasked to relocate to a flood-prone island.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.84,0:00:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"NewsHour" special correspondent \NTania Rashid reports.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.65,0:00:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TANIA RASHID: What were once homes, \Nhospitals, and schools at the world's
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.72,0:00:31.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,largest refugee camp burn to ash,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.08,0:00:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a massive fire rips\Nthrough these makeshift settlements.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.84,0:00:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fifteen people were killed, 400 missing, \Nand tens of thousands displaced.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.56,0:00:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three years ago, the Rohingya, \Na Muslim minority group,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.88,0:00:49.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fled a bloody military crackdown,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.48,0:00:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,launched by the Myanmar military\Nand police bordering Bangladesh.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.52,0:00:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mass killings, rapes, and arsons
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.10,0:01:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drove close to a million\Ninto these sprawling camps in Cox's Bazar.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.20,0:01:03.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a report published in 2019,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.80,0:01:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,U.N. investigators warned\Nof genocidal intent.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.49,0:01:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Myanmar army denies that,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.88,0:01:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and claims, it only acted against\Ninsurgent groups who attacked the police.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.80,0:01:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now these fires have uprooted \Nthese Rohingyas' lives again.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.76,0:01:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bangladesh authorities and aid agencies \Nhave been providing emergency assistance
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.40,0:01:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to over 45,000 homeless refugees.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.99,0:01:31.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since December, the Bangladeshi government
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.76,0:01:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has started moving more than 13,000\Nrefugees from the overcrowded camps
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.14,0:01:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Bhasan Char, a remote island\Nin the Bay of Bengal.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.40,0:01:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to our local sources,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.50,0:01:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Bangladesh government has\Noffered those affected by the fires
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.40,0:01:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help with relocating there now.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.65,0:01:54.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We visited the low-lying plain\Nin early 2017,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.40,0:01:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back when it was just\Nan undeveloped strip of land.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.99,0:02:01.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Experts on climate change deemed\Nthe land mass unlivable.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.08,0:02:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the government said, it would\Nbe better than the overcrowded camps.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.04,0:02:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Local advertisement playing)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.84,0:02:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a promo video last year,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.66,0:02:12.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Bangladeshi government claimed\Nto have constructed dams,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.59,0:02:16.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cyclone shelters, hospitals,\Nmosques, and schools
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.10,0:02:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to house 100,000 Rohingyas\Nunder safe conditions.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.82,0:02:22.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sah-yed Noor said he would consider\Nmoving to the island
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.64,0:02:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to escape the poor living \Nconditions inside the camps.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.74,0:02:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SAH-YED NOOR, Refugee\N(through translator):
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.18,0:02:30.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that Bhasan Char can be\Nbetter from camp,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.69,0:02:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because every apartment\Nis made with brick.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.73,0:02:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TANIA RASHID: His 16-year-old\Nniece, Fowzia (ph),
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.16,0:02:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was sent to Bhasan Char last year\Nby the Bangladeshi navy,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.13,0:02:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after being stranded at sea for months\Nwhen she tried to flee to Malaysia.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.96,0:02:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After several attempts\Nto make contact with her,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.68,0:02:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he gets her on the phone\Nto check on her situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.75,0:02:54.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's been concerned about her safety.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.91,0:02:57.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She said she's not feeling well,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.54,0:02:58.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and misses her family,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.08,0:03:00.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wants to go home.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.28,0:03:03.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After hearing from Fowzia,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.43,0:03:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sah-yed said he would only agree,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.10,0:03:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to relocate to Bhasan Char with his family,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.94,0:03:09.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they can be reunited together.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.68,0:03:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These fires,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.81,0:03:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aren't the first ones to happen here.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.07,0:03:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were two fires,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.14,0:03:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the month of January,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.50,0:03:18.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to news reports.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.09,0:03:22.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is unclear why the fires\Nkeep happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.94,0:03:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, as the Bangladesh government,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.70,0:03:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,continues its investigations,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.48,0:03:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the cause of the fires,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.12,0:03:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Rohingya continue to live,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.52,0:03:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in crammed, unsanitary living conditions,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.90,0:03:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making them some of the most vulnerable,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.82,0:03:37.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to COVID-19.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.13,0:03:39.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bangladesh has administered,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.53,0:03:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over three million doses,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.24,0:03:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the first vaccine to its citizens,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.66,0:03:44.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and has initiated plans,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.05,0:03:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to include the Rohingyas,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.34,0:03:48.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in its national vaccination drive.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.74,0:03:49.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But so far,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.90,0:03:51.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,none have been vaccinated.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.08,0:03:53.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For now, the strict lockdown...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.79,0:03:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,imposed by the government\Nlast year continues,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.18,0:03:59.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with an 80 percent decrease...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.18,0:04:01.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of humanitarian aid staff on the ground.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.22,0:04:03.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Essential services,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.36,0:04:05.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including food and medical supplies,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.31,0:04:06.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been allowed into the camps,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.04,0:04:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through specially arranged checkpoints,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.87,0:04:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,organized by the Bangladesh army.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.59,0:04:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The UN Refugee Agency...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.21,0:04:15.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has teamed up with\Nthe Bangladesh government
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.48,0:04:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to train 1,500 community health workers...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.36,0:04:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inside the camps,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.49,0:04:21.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to raise awareness about the virus.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.03,0:04:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dr. Fahadin Aktar...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.40,0:04:25.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,works in early responsive care,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.16,0:04:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the camp.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.86,0:04:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DR. FAHADIN AKTAR, UN Refugee Agency
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.75,0:04:30.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(through translator): Here,\Nfirst we check their temperature.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.88,0:04:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We set up compulsory handwashing points,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.90,0:04:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all people must wash their hands \Nand maintain proper social distancing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.40,0:04:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before, five people sat together, but \Nnow, in one seat, two people sit together
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.16,0:04:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a barrier for social distancing. \NAnd we make sure all patients wear masks.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.00,0:04:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TANIA RASHID: Despite the efforts, Dr. \NAktar says he's seen a sharp decline
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.48,0:04:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the numbers of Rohingya patients. \NMany are scared to go to the hospital.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.64,0:04:56.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DR. FAHADIN AKTAR (through translator): \NThose with suspected symptoms are tested
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.32,0:05:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and quarantined. This has sparked fear among \Nthe Rohingya, concerned that they could be
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.00,0:05:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sent somewhere else, separate from their \Nfamilies, if they share their symptoms.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.12,0:05:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TANIA RASHID: The official numbers say there \Nhave been only 400 confirmed COVID-19 cases
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.36,0:05:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 10 related deaths at the camp. \NBangladesh authorities insist cases
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.88,0:05:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the camps are increasing at a much slower rate \Nthan global trends due to the enforced lockdown.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.04,0:05:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the longing to go back home \Nremains for many of these refugees,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.88,0:05:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despite the ongoing military coup back in \NMyanmar. For weeks, tens of thousands of peaceful
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.64,0:05:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,protesters have taken to the streets of major \Ncities, protesting the military's seized power.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.24,0:05:44.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In response, the police are \Ncracking down violently,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.16,0:05:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the bloodiest days this past weekend. Many \NRohingya activists we spoke with are hoping their
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.96,0:05:56.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,support for the movement in Myanmar will be a \Nturning point in their on-going fight for justice,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.96,0:06:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despite the lack of support from \Nousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.96,0:06:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who defended the military against \Naccusations of genocide in The Hague in 2019.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.56,0:06:13.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the aftermath of the recent fires \Nhave taken their lives for a drastic turn,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.56,0:06:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the place they sought refuge \Nhas put them in limbo yet again.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.84,0:06:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Tania Rashid.