In Sittwe, relief camps struggle to cope with new influx

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"The Rakhine State government is unable to accept more Rohingya refugees seeking shelter in Sittwe, an official said last week, as aid workers warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis with critical shortages of food, water and medicine. More than 100,000 people have been displaced since June in two major outbreaks of violence in Rakhine State, where renewed clashes last month between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims uprooted about 30,000 people. Dozens were killed on both sides and thousands of homes were torched. Rakhine State Attorney-General U Hla Thein said the Sittwe camps could only take care of those displaced during violence in June..."

Creator/author: 

Soe Than Lynn

ရင်းမြစ်: 

"The Myanmar Times"

Date of Publication: 

2012-11-05

Date of entry: 

2012-11-12

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English

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