People displaced by an upsurge of fighting in Myanmar’s Chin State voiced concerns over shelter and supplies as more flee the conflict that has sprung up between the army and insurgents opposed to the junta that seized power in February.
The exodus also threatens to push more people over the nearby border with India, where an Indian government official said more than 15,000 had sought refuge since the Feb. 1 coup that has plunged the Southeast Asian country into chaos.
“When it rains, we don’t have strong shelters,” said Mai, who fled on foot from the town of Mindat at the weekend and is now at a village 15 km (nine miles) away.
“We have enough rice and dry peas, but we …
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