Husband died and wife injured in landmine explosion in Kyikemayaw

January 14, 2025

HURFOM: On January 9^th, 2025, a couple from Ma Yan Gone village, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State were returning home from their farm, when they stepped on a landmine.

A local source noted the 50-year-old husband’s injuries were serious. He was sent to the Mawlamyine General Hospital.

“They went to their farm to fertilize their paddy field and stepped on a landmine on their way back. The wife suffered minor injuries but the husband is serious. He died on the way to hospital,” said the source.

Kyikemayaw Township has had no armed clashes for more than a year but there have been frequent civilians’ casualties due to landmines and remnants of ammunition.

At least five residents were injured by landmines and local villagers are afraid of going to their farmland or plantation. They have abandoned their workplace for years.

“We’ve heard of landmine causality every three or four months. Most people dare not go to the farmland or plantations in remote areas. They were abandoned for a long time. Now, you have to suffer alone. No one takes responsibility,” said a Kyikemayaw resident.

In 2024, three people, including a child, were killed and another 26 were injured by landmine explosions in the Mon, Karen and Tenasserim areas.

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