Narinjara News, 23 September 2022
The refugees in a camp of Mrauk U are facing starvation due to the shortage of rice supply after themilitary council prohibited the transportationof INGO, NGOs  to those camps.
About 1,000 people are taking shelter at Myo Oo Kaung IDP camp and they have no sufficient food items. Sothe children are being offered theboiled rice only, said the camp-in-charge.
"We are getting donations only from the ICRC. Lately the ICRC and other NGOs are being restricted toreach us by the junta authority. We areout of food items since yesterday and giving boiled rice to the children,” he added.
Since the the Arakan Army has beenfighting against military council invarious parts of Mrauk U township, the people are facing troubles.
Mrauk U Youth Association has been notified about the crisis of food shortage for refugees.
State social relief and resettlement ministry supported the refugees till may this year, but later itstopped the initiative.
“If the food supply system is not restored it may create social problems in the coming days. So we areworried about the future,” assertedthe camp-in-charge.
Since 16 September, the junta authority has prevented the INGO and NGOs in delivering humanitariansupports in six townships of Rakhine State.
Moreover, the military council had closed most of the highway and waterways connecting Mrauk U and it hasresulted in more troubles to commonresidents and also the asylum seekers in the camps.