Fighting intensifies in northwestern Myanmar displacing over 270,000 people in Chin State, Sagaing and Magway regions and more than 31,000 people are fled to India, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA Myanmar).
According to the statement, fighting was intensifying between Tatmadaw and Chin State Defense Force and People's Defense Forces.
As a result of these clashes, displacement occurred and civilian property is being destroyed in Chin State, Sagaing and Magway regions, according to the OCHA Myanmar.
According to UN figures released on March 14, 272,900 people have been displaced by the violence since February 1, 2021, with the highest number in those states and regions, according to a statement from the OCHA Myanmar.
According to the OCHA Myanmar, more than 31,000 people have fled to India.
In addition, more than 4,600 houses and other civilian properties, including churches and monasteries, have reportedly been either burnt down or destroyed in the region since February 2021, it said.
A statement from OCHA Myanmar said that despite the restrictions on travel to humanitarian workers, emergency assistance was being provided wherever possible.
Nationwide, a total of 889,900 IDPs remain displaced in Myanmar, including 370,000 IDPs who were displaced before February 2021, and 502,600 IDPs displaced after February 1, 2021, according to a statement from OCHA Myanmar.
