There are nearly 50,000 people, who fled their villages in Rakhine State, indesperate need of food and emergency medicines.

At present, the Burmese soldiers have been firing small & heavy weapons over the populated towns andvillages. The residents are now fleeingto safer places.

More than 20,000 people from Pauk Taw township, 20,000 from Min Bya and many others from  KyaukTaw, Rathedaung, Buthidaung, Maungdaw, Ponna Kyunt and Ann fled from their places.

A social activist said that the people are fleeing from every town in northern Rakhine State. They areespecially moving to rural areas as theBurmese army personnel are shelling with heavy weapons continuously.

Where there is a battle going the soldiers have been firing, but in some places even without any conflict,they continue firing over the residentialareas.

A Min Bya resident revealed that most of the residents in his neighbourhood have left following thefirings in  night hours too.

A Phlong Pyin villager informed  Narinjara News that there is a shortage of food and medicines in theirareas as the soldiers have closedall the roads.

"People from both the city and villages are fleeing. As the roads are closed, we are facing  scarcity ofmedicines in local pharmacies. Most ofthe shops are also closed now,” he added.

A woman who fled from Rathedaung revealed that there are not many people in her  town now. Sheis not feeling well and hence finds itdifficult to get medicines on time.

The United Nations Office for theCoordination of Humanitarian Affairs(UNOCHA) reported on 17 November that 26,000 people have been displaced lately in Rakhine State, outof which 19,000 are reported in PaukTaw township alone.

After 17 November, the junta forces continued  firing heavy shells over Minbya, Rathedaung, Kyauk Taw, andPonna Kyunt townhsips.

Since the gunfighting resumed on 13 November, at least 16 people were killed in Rakhine State were  100 have beenarrested. Currently, the ArakanArmy (AA) members and junta forces have been fighting in various places, where the AA have occupied  40 militarybases till date.