Amid fresh fighting in Myanmar, 4,000 refugees pour into Mizoram
‘People have largely come into villages of Zokawthar and Saikumphai. They are staying with relatives on this side of the border or in camps’
As of Monday afternoon, a security official in Mizoram placed the number of people who had arrived since the start of the fresh outbreak of violence at around 4,000 (Express Photo) Around 4,000 new refugees from Myanmar have entered Mizoram over the past few days following a renewed outbreak of fighting in the neighbouring country’s Chin State.
The Chin State in Myanmar has been witnessing a faceoff between two anti-military junta forces – the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) and the Chinland Defence Force (CDF) Hualnogram – since July 2. As a result, thousands of residents have streamed into Mizoram’s Champhai district.
As of Monday afternoon, a security official in Mizoram placed the number of people who had arrived since the start of the fresh outbreak of violence at around 4,000.
“The situation is fluid, and there is still a lot happening in the border areas, so this number is subject to change. The people have largely come into the villages of Zokawthar and Saikumphai. They are staying with their relatives on this side of the border or in camps set up by local organisations,” said the official.
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