Family steps on landmine –baby killed in explosion

September 4, 2025

HURFOM: On September 1^st, 2025, a family from Ma Yan Chaung village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division stepped on a landmine beside the Ye – Dawei Highway Road. Their two-year-old baby was killed in the resulting explosion.

According to local sources, 50-year-old father U Ko Oo and his 50-year-old wife Daw Zar Chi Moe returned to their village from a camp for displaced persons to collect food. They stepped on a landmine between Kaw Hline and Ma Yan Chaung village.

The explosion injured the couple and killed their two-year-old baby boy.

“It’s the same place where the landmine explosion occurred recently. They saw a motorbike laid down and blocked the road. When going to remove the bike, the wife followed the husband carrying their baby. Then, the landmine exploded. The baby boy was killed instantly,” said a local source.

The couple was admitted to the Dawei General Hospital where they are receiving medical treatment.

“The couple suffered minor physical injuries. They are from rural areas. They are staying in Ma Yan Chang working as daily workers in a rubber plantation,” said a source close to the family.

On August 30^th, 2025, a landmine explosion occurred at the same place and the explosion severely injured a local man.

Written by HURFOM · Filed Under News