NarinjaraNews, 14 August 2022
Hundreds of local villagers fled as thegunfighting broke out in the morning hours of Saturday in the southwestern Mayuarea of Rathedaung  township.

Over500 people from Chang Kha Lain village left their residences to take shelter intheir neighboring village named Ko Tang Kok. Many also arrived in Than Chaungand Kran Die Aung villages which are located east of Mayu mountain range.

Oneof those villagers revealed that his family had reached Than Chaung village. According to him about400 people were coming to the  village.
Someof them also ran towards Kotangkok village. However, he claimed there were nocasualties among the villagers.
Theclashes between the Burmese forces and Arakan Army members started at 8 am on13 August took place at the adjacent areas of DonPike  andChang kha Lain villages. Both small and heavy weapons were used in thebattle.

Thoughit lasted only for half an hour, the villagers got scared and fled theirplaces. Now food items and plasticsheets, blanketsare urgently needed for them.

AcrossRakhine State, there  are more than 60,000 refugees who have not been ableto return to their villages. If the situation does not improve, it isapprehended that the number of homeless families will only increase.

(The photo was taken by a villager on 18 July while the villagers fled homes in northern Maungdaw Township after clash between AA and Junta force.)