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- October 01, 2024
Naung Min Thu, Narinjara News, 17 June 2024
No less than 91 Mro ethnic families with total
population of 595 are reportedly trapped in the conflict areas at 3-mile
of Maungdaw township and they need urgent assistance.
The Mro families fled from Thi Ho Aye and Kaing
Gyi villages and they are now taking shelter at 3-mile monastery. They have no
money to buy rice grains and even cannot go out for works, said the
administrator of Thi Ho Aye village.
Among the displaced Mro people, 79 families (537
individuals) came from Thi Ho Aye village and 12 families (58
individuals) came from Kaing Gyi village.
They are yet to receive any assistance from NGOs,
INGOs including the UN. In earlier occasions, many organisations came forward
supporting them.
Some of them are now living with forest vegetables and
fruits on the mountains. Due to the ongoing intense fighting
between the junta forces and Arakha Army (AA) fighters in nearby areas to
Maungdaw, the villagers find it difficult to move outside. So the
displaced families also fail to collect forest produces regularly for
their survival.