Narinjara News, 17 June 2022

A farmer-couple of Rathedaung township, who were injured in a landmine explosion on Friday, wasshifted to Sittwe general hospital forbetter medical treatments.

The couple, identified as  U Aye Sein Tun (52) and Aye Nu Sein (47), hailing from from  Tha Si Gonevillage under Rathedaung township, 20 milesnorth of Rakhine State capital city of Sittwe, sustained injuries as they were busy farming in their paddy field.

The village-tract administrator U San Aye Kyaw informed  Narinjara News that they faced the landmineexplosion while building a small embankmenton the farmland in the morning hours.

"The couple's tunnel hit the landmine. So it exploded,” he added.

U AyeSein Tun received injuries on both of his eyes, whereas his wife sustained injuries on one eye and otherparts of the body.

The area witnessed a gunbattle between the Burmese army personnel and Arakan Army (AA) members, said thelocals.

On 14 June, one IDP man died and another received injuries in a mine explosion as they tried to climb a hillnear their refugee camp at Sa Nyin in Myebontownship.

Earlier in May, three locals from the townships of Kyauktaw,Minbya and Ann were killed in alandmine explosion.