The devastating plight of the Rohingya
Members of Myanmar's Muslim minority are fleeing sectarian violence at a frighteningly unprecedented rate

Sept. 9, 2017
Rohingya refugees walk across fields at dusk after crossing the border from Myanmar in Gundum, Bangladesh.

Sept. 12, 2017
A Rohingya girl holds her brother as she arrives in Tuangiri, Teknaf, Bangladesh.

Aug. 31, 2017
Rohingya refugees are held by Bangladesh border guards after crossing the border in Teknaf, Bangladesh.

Sept. 8, 2017
Rohingya refugees walk on a muddy path after crossing the border in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Sept. 12, 2017
A young Rohingya man carries an elderly woman, after the wooden boat they were traveling on from Myanmar crashed.

Sept. 8, 2017
Rohingya refugees walk through a paddy field after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.

Sept. 7, 2017
Rohingya refugees carry their child through water after crossing the border by boat through the Naf River in Teknaf, Bangladesh.

Sept. 7, 2017
A Rohingya woman cries after crossing the border.

Sept. 11, 2017
Rohingya refugees wait to receive relief goods in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Sept. 11, 2017
One of the refugee camps in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Sept. 13, 2017
Rohingya refugee girls carry metal pitchers with water at Balukhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Sept. 13, 2017
Rohingya refugee children carry an old woman in a sling near Balukhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Sept. 9, 2017
Newly arrived Rohingya stretch out their hands to receive puffed rice food rations donated by local volunteers in Kutupalong, Bangladesh.

Sept. 9, 2017
Rohingya Muslim refugees wait after crossing the border in Gundum, Bangladesh.