Sanischare refugee camp explained

Sanischare refugee camp (Nepali: शनिस्चरे शरणार्थी शिविर; Śaniscare śaraṇārthī śivira), located near Sanischare, Kosi, Nepal, is home to some 13,323 Bhutanese refugees. The camp lies on the south side of the East-West Highway, and contains the New Horizon Academy.^{[1] [2]}

In March 2011, a fire burned much of the camp destroying about 1,200 homes. The same day, another fire also struck Goldhap, another Bhutanese refugee camp in Nepal.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Bhutanese refugees

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bhutan And Nepal Should Stop being Insincere to the Cause of Refugees: Update No. 90 . S. . Chandrasekharan . South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG) online . 2011-04-24 . 2011-05-20 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728043353/http://southasiaanalysis.org/notes7/note623.html . 2011-07-28 .
2. Web site: BHUTAN: Local Council Elections and Update on Refugees: Update No. 89 . S . Chandrasekharan . South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG) online . 2011-03-02 . 2011-05-20 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20120104071852/http://southasiaanalysis.org/notes7/note618.html . 2012-01-04 .
3. Web site: Fire hits two refugee camps in Nepal . United Press International online . . 2011-05-20.
4. Web site: Goldhap, Sanischare camps after massive fire breaks out . 2011-03-24 . Bhutan News Service . 2011-05-20.