Number of IDP suddenly rises in Kha Lell – Dagon Die and food is urgently in need

September 21, 2023

HURFOM: On September 13, 2023, the military junta and its Border Guard Forces (BGF) launched an attack on villages in the Kha Lell – Dagon Die area, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State.

The artillery battalion based in Ah Bit village, Mudon Township, Mon State also launched an artillery attack which destroyed houses and forced villagers to flee from their homes.

The attacks took place after heavy armed clashes took place with the Karen National Liberation Army and the People’s Defense Forces.

Tens of thousands of villagers from eight villages were forced to flee their homes. There is now an urgent need for food with the rise in the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs).

“We’ve given a place for the IDPs at the monastery. Those who have relatives have stayed at their home. But most had taken shelter at the monastery. It’s a huge number and it’s difficult to provide food to them,” said a Phaya Ngar Zu resident who helps IDP in the area.

Tens of thousands of villagers including elderly people, children and pregnant women from Phaya Ngar Zu, Myo Houng, Kha Loi Yar Lay, Naung Dae, Kha Loi Yar Gyi, Pu Lane, Dagon Die and nearby villages fled the military attack.

“There is heavy rain at the moment. The elderly person and children are in huge trouble. Pregnant women had to run away also. We don’t have enough medicine. The monastery has provided food as much as they can. We’ve requested donations from nearby villages. But if that takes a long time, it will be difficult,” said the social worker.

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