Travel restrictions tightened in Hlaingbwe as concern grows over food supplies
Travel restrictions tightened in Hlaingbwe as concern grows over food supplies
FRONTIER MYANMAR, 30 Sep 2016
URL: http://frontiermyanmar.net/en/news/travel-restrictions-tightened-hlaingbwe-concern-grows-food-supplies
Residents who fled their homes earlier this month in Kayin State following recent clashes have told Frontier they are being blocked from returning by the military and remain concerned abou t dwindling food supplies.
Travel restrictions have tightened in the last week, according to local school headmaster Sai Myo Nyunt, who has helped with administration of the Myaing Gyi Nyu monastery after thousands of villagers, began taking shelter there.
After being ordered to leave their homes on September 9, some villagers had been periodically returning to their homes to check on livestock and crops, but Myo Nyunt said the military had put a stop to the temporary returns.
“At the moment it is alright, we have enough food, but we are worried they will face shortages in the long run,” he told Frontier on Wednesday.
Private benefactors have been donating food supplies to the displaced group, while Myaing Gyi Nyu Sayadaw rallied private transport to evacuate villagers to his monastery on the weekend of September 9.
U Nay Lin Htet, a deputy township administrator, said the travel restrictions were in place for the safety of the villagers, as future skirmishes remained possible despite a recent lull in the conflict.
Another group of villagers has travelled across the border to take shelter with relatives in Thailand, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees told Frontier on September 16.
Travel restrictions have tightened in the last week, according to local school headmaster Sai Myo Nyunt, who has helped with administration of the Myaing Gyi Nyu monastery after thousands of villagers, began taking shelter there.
After being ordered to leave their homes on September 9, some villagers had been periodically returning to their homes to check on livestock and crops, but Myo Nyunt said the military had put a stop to the temporary returns.
“At the moment it is alright, we have enough food, but we are worried they will face shortages in the long run,” he told Frontier on Wednesday.
Private benefactors have been donating food supplies to the displaced group, while Myaing Gyi Nyu Sayadaw rallied private transport to evacuate villagers to his monastery on the weekend of September 9.
U Nay Lin Htet, a deputy township administrator, said the travel restrictions were in place for the safety of the villagers, as future skirmishes remained possible despite a recent lull in the conflict.
Another group of villagers has travelled across the border to take shelter with relatives in Thailand, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees told Frontier on September 16.