- Web Master
- March 25, 2024
In Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State, two
landmine explosions occurred on a single day, resulting in one man's leg being
lost and another person sustaining serious leg injuries.
The individual who lost his leg is U Myo Shwe,
aged 45, from Min Tat Taung Village, Kyaukphyu Township.
A resident of Kyaukphyu informed Narinjara News
that on the morning of March 11, he stepped on a landmine while collecting
firewood, resulting in the loss of his right leg.
"He was gathering firewood in Kyaung
mountain, close to our village. There, he stepped on a landmine and lost his
right leg. He was taken to the Kyaukphyu hospital," he said.
Another injured individual is U Yine Nu Aung,
aged 65, from Ah Yar Shi Ward, Kyaukphyu Township.
A resident of Kyaukphyu informed Narinjara News
that when he and his wife went to buy rice in Oo Kin Taung village, Thit Poke
Taung village-tract, around 12 pm on March 11, he stepped on a landmine planted
by junta forces in Aung Zedi village, Gone Chwein village-tract, injuring his
left leg.
"I heard that the couple went to Gone
Chewin to buy rice. When the roads were closed, the people from the town went
to buy goods from the available road. In Kyaukphyu Township, many villages have
landmines planted. The people in the area mostly make a living from fishing and
shrimp farming. Many landmines are planted on those embankments. He stepped on
a landmine planted on that embankment, and his left leg was injured. Currently,
he is in Kyaukphyu Hospital," he said.
Residents are concerned about the risk of
landmines as junta forces have planted them on embankments in various
locations, including the jetty in Ka Yin Taw ward to Sai Chone, Sai Chone
Dwain, Nga Pyi Taung, Hnget Pyaw Chaung, Taung Shay, near the 534th Light
Infantry Battalion, Pyin Wun, and Min Tet Taung.
The 34th Infantry Battalion and the 542nd Light
Infantry Battalion, units of the military junta based in Kyaukphyu Township,
have planted landmines in fields and roads commonly used by civilians near Sai
Chone Dwain village and Aung Zedi village, situated across the Nga La Pyawt
creek. As a result, the AA is clearing these landmines.