At least four locals were injured during the fighting that took place on January 4 in Kyainseikgyi Township, Kayin State, according to the charity's social assistance and relief associations.

On the way to No.284 Infantry Regiment where the fighting is going on, a family of rubber farm workers was trapped and two people were injured. They had to go and rescue them while the fighting was temporarily calm, a social aid worker said.

He continued, “There is also an infant in that family and a 60-year-old blind grandmother. She has injures in her hip. Another 22-year-old girl was injured in her face. The injuries were not serious. They were sent to the hospital”.

In addition, two 16-year-old twin girls from a family working in brick kilns at Ywalesu, Kyakhatchaung Village, Kyainseikgyi were also injured.

“One of the twin girls was touched on the thigh and hand. Another hit him on the arm. I know that the girl who was injured in the arm will have to be operated today. When they were rescued, it was not convenient to go by car, so we had to take them to the hospital on a sidecar," said one of the social aid workers.

Although stability is restored in Kyainseikgyi and the surrounding areas, residents are afraid that fighting will happen again, according to the residents.

"In the city this morning, there were vendors selling vegetable, fish and other goods. Big shops and shops in houses are not open. At around 8 am, the shops along the Sitepyoyay road in the city closed down. There was an uproar there, and the street vendors returned. After that, the roads were all cleared. I don't see much traffic anymore," said a resident of Kyainseikgyi.

He continued, "Until now, it is stable. But we are worried because we don't know when the fighting will start again”.

As a result of the fighting that took place yesterday, there were some residents who fled the war and had to hide in underground bomb shelters in their homes. In addition to that, residents in villages such as Notakaw, Taday, Takakhi, Kayani and Seikgyi villages near the city of Kyainseikgyi also had to flee to safe places.

"No shots were heard this morning. But we are still monitoring the situation. If the fighting happens again, we will have to run again. We will go home only after the situation stabilizes," said a local.