Fire-damaged Homes Rebuilt In Karenni Refugee Camp

Burma News International (BNI) | August 17, 2017

Over 20 fire-damaged houses have successfully been reconstructed in a Karreni refugee camp, allowing all families to move back into their own homes after more than a month of displacement.

The July 5 blaze destroyed 23 homes, and damaged an additional 48 homes at the Karenni No 1 Refugee Camp. The fire left 321 refugees homeless.

The modestly damaged structures were quickly repaired, but the homes that needed to be rebuilt faced delays due to a lack of construction materials, and transportation holdups caused by monsoon season road flooding.

Non-governmental organizations and officials provided wood and bamboo to rebuild the houses, and replaced lost household items and donated other necessary materials.

The 23 destroyed ward 5 houses were rebuilt by August 11.

“The refugees are living in their homes now after the reconstruction was completed. Things are going well for them since they were provided with household items. Everything is back to normal now,” a member of the camp committee said on August 15.

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This article originally appeared on BNI Online on August 17, 2017.