Rohingya refugees scramble for aid at a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Sept 24, 2017. (Reuters file photo)YANGON: A Myanmar minister expressed concerns on Thursday about "very poor conditions" in Rohingya refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, and said repatriation of the Muslim minority should start as soon as possible due to the coming monsoon season. Fleeing Rohingya refugees have reported killings, rapes and arson on a large scale. But a senior UN official who recently visited Myanmar said the country was not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees. Myanmar's panel of international advisers on Rohingya issues has warned the coming monsoon season could bring "enormous deaths" as refugee camps in Bangladesh are not built to withstand the storms.

Source: Bangkok Post April 19, 2018 10:52 UTC