Published
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Shelling Forces 314 Arakan State Villagers to Flee Their Homes
A total of 314 villagers have taken refuge in Si Taung Village (also known as Taung Maw Village) in Buthidaung Township, Arakan State after Burma Army artillery shells fell on their villages.
Refugees in Si Taung Village
The refugees are Arakan, Khami, Daingnet, and Chin people from the villages of Nat Ai, Kyaw Lann Chaung, and A Bu.
A Kyaw Lann Chaung resident told Narinjara News that the villagers had fled in fear after artillery shells fell onto their village destroying mango trees.
There have been recent clashes between the Arakan Army and the Burma Army in the area of the shelling.
Translated by Thida Linn
Edited in English by Mark Inkey for BNI
