Narinjara News
List of tsunami victims released in Arakan
The names of those killed in
recent tsunami disaster has been thusfar withheld from
distribution by the SPDC.
According to a report of Radio Free Asia, RFA, on 31
January, 9 people were killed by the tsunami, 3 of
which were children, in three townships in Arakan
State.
Several of the victims were identified as Maung Aung
Lin, 18, son of U Maung Shwe Aye and Maung Aung Lin
Fro, 8, son of U Maung Than Shwe. Both are from Kung
Baung Gri, a village under the Zee Chaung track of
In
dead; Ton May Lett, 18, son of U Nyi Nyi Thein and Soe
Nyein Naing, 8, son of U Maung Shwe. Both victims were
from Kum Ai Wra under the Lay Daung track of Rambree
Township.
In
were identified as Maung Toe Lin Tun, 11, son of U Hla
Tin; Daw Khin shwe, 48; Daw San San Shwe, 38; Ma Nyunt
Yee, 17, daughter of U Min Kyaw and Maung Toe That
Aung, 7, son of U Min Kyaw. All were from the village
of Kular Raung Wra, in
There are a number of townships situated near the
coast in
however many people fear attempting to collect a list
of victims for fear of attracting the attention of the
SPDC.
A news source said at least three video rental shops,
including Shwe Rakhine, Shwe Okka and Nyien Kyaw in
Akyab, the capital of Arakan state, were fined on
January 16, for renting video recordings of the
tsunami and the consequent relief work.
There has, thus far, been no formal list of tsunami
victims’ names in
Military will not allow any individual organization to
do so.
Some Arakanese have sent the list of tsunami victims
to the ICRC as well as a UN body, in hopes of
attracting relief attention to those Arakanese
families that were affected by the tsunami, said a RFA
report.
Though SPDC is currently offering relief aid to the
tsunami victims in the Irrawaddy Division, they have
not, thus far, offered any relief for the Arakanese
tsunami victims. #
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