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2017 — Rohingya Mass Influx into Bangladesh

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Violence in Myanmar drove one of the fastest refugee influxes in recent South Asian history.

From late August 2017, large numbers of Rohingya fled Myanmar's Rakhine State into Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The influx rapidly became a major humanitarian emergency involving the Bangladesh government, UN agencies, and international aid networks.[1][2]Evidence: Medium

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