Myanmar junta forces have set fire to 60,459 houses In the two years since the 1 February 2021 coup.
From the coup until 28 February 2023, according to Data for Myanmar, Myanmar junta soldiers and members of junta-aligned militias, such as the Pyu Saw Htee, have destroyed 47,778 homes in Sagaing Region, 9,019 houses in Magway Region, 1,485 houses in Chin State, and 2,177 in the remaining states and regions.
As can be seen from the figures, the region that has suffered the most is Sagaing Region, where the junta has destroyed 47,778 houses, over 3. 5 times more than the total destroyed across the rest of the country.
Data for Myanmar (D4M) is a non-profit organization that provides useful "data for the people" in Myanmar.
To compile these figures for the number of houses burnt down by the junta it validated its data by cross-checking it with data from news media organisations, regional news and information teams, regional human rights organisations and volunteer organisations for IDPs. It also consulted NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS Database) to verify incidents of burning.
Data for Myanmar has warned that real figures for the number of houses burned down may be higher than the figures it has published.
