Naung Min Thu, Narinjara News, 17 June 2024

No less than 91 Mro ethnic families with totalpopulation of  595 are reportedly trapped in the conflict areas at 3-mileof Maungdaw township and they need urgent assistance.

The Mro families fled from  Thi Ho Aye and KaingGyi villages and they are now taking shelter at 3-mile monastery. They have nomoney to  buy rice grains and even  cannot go out for works, said theadministrator of Thi Ho Aye village.

Among the displaced Mro people, 79 families (537individuals) came  from Thi Ho Aye village and 12 families (58individuals) came from Kaing Gyi village.

They are yet to receive any assistance from NGOs,INGOs including the UN. In earlier occasions, many organisations came forwardsupporting them.

Some of them are now living with forest vegetables andfruits on the mountains.  Due to the ongoing  intense fightingbetween the junta forces and Arakha Army (AA) fighters in nearby areas to Maungdaw, the villagers find it difficult to move outside. So thedisplaced families also fail to collect  forest produces regularly fortheir survival.