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Refugee camp for Bhutanese burns

From Times Wire Reports

About 10,000 Bhutanese refugees were without shelter after a fire razed their camp in southeastern Nepal, an official said.

Jaya Mukunda Khanal, chief government administrator in Jhapa district, said 1,300 makeshift bamboo homes were destroyed at the Goldhap refugee camp Saturday night.

Local humanitarian agencies were distributing aid as police investigated.

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