5,000 Myanmar Refugees Enter Mizoram, Aid Groups Work Hard On Relief
- November 18, 2023
Another humanitarian crisis is unfolding as over 5,000 Myanmar nationals have taken shelter in Zokhawthar in Mizoram's Champhai district after fleeing from the violence in the junta-run nation. Many civil society groups have reached out to help the refugees. The Young Mizo Association (YMA), other non-profits and the village council have provided food, clothes and medicines to the refugees who living in tents in Zokhawthar. The fresh rush of refugees happened after an airstrike by the Myanmar army along the Indo-Myanmar border. The Myanmar military is fighting rebel groups that seek to overthrow the junta. Chief Minister of Mizoram Zoramthanga has written letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and central ministers seeking financial and logistical support for Myanmar refugees. "Many children are here, and some women are also here. We provide daal, Cerelac and milk for the children and some vitamins. We also provide diapers and clothes for children because they didn't take anything with them when they fled their country. They do not have anything like blankets or mattress, so we provide them," said Biaktinsanga.
