Lu Htet Naing, Narinjara News, 7 June 2024

Nearly 100 residents may have been killed due to airstrikesconducted by the junta forces on Sin Gaung village under Thandwe township ofArakan State, said a person who personally visited the village. 64 out of thevictims were already buried, added the person.

"Many residents of Maw Phyar section of the village died.Many houses were also damaged and in some cases the window  glasses werebroken. I refrained from taking photographs due to the presence of women inthat area. As the navy personnel were firing artillery shells, I had to returnearly," said the person, who visited the village this morning.

The fishing huts, fish & shrimp depots in Maw Phyar sectionwere all destroyed. Even many houses were burglarized, farms & huts weredemolished, he added.

 "We couldn't take any clothes and had to flee to nearbyvillages by boat, car and motorcycles.  When we arrived at the exit pointof the village, we heard the loud sound of a bomb explosion. We are yet toreturn to our village and do not know about the fate of chickens, pigs, etc,”said a fleeing village woman.

She also confirmed that nearly 100 villagers including a ladyschool teacher died in the village.

The junta soldiers launched relentless attacks on Sin Gaungvillage on 4 and 5 June. They used jet fighters, Y-12 aircrafts, warships andhowitzers in the operation. Now they are conducting airstrikes and artilleryshelling over the surrounding villages.

Sin Gaung village  supports over 1,000 families with apopulation of over 7,000. It’s situated approximately 3.5 miles away from Gawtward of Ngapali beach town, where the intense fighting erupted on 2 and 3 June.

Narinjara News has been unable to confirm the exact number ofcasualties and continues its investigation over the matter.