The Pa-O Youth Organization (PYO) reported on April 20 that 66 civilians were killed and 79 injured in more than three months due to armed conflicts in Hsihseng, Nyaungshwe, Hopong and Pinlaung townships in Southern Shan State.

The PYO has included the above point in its release after surveying the situation of fighting in Hsihseng, Nyaungshwe, Hopong and Pinlaung townships in Southern Shan State from January 21 to April 20.

It said there are 53,000 IDPs in Hsihseng Township, 2,150 IDPs in Nyaungshwe Township, 1,000 IDPs in Hopong Township and 15,000 IDPs in Pinlaung Township.

Among more than 71,150 people fleeing the war, more than 23,000 people have fled the war from Kayah State to southern Shan State since 2022, according to the PYO.

In Southern Shan State, armed clashes between joint forces of Tatmadaw and Pa-O National Army (PNO) and the allies of Pa-O National Liberation Army (PNLA) killed 66 civilians and injured 79, the PYO announced.

Among the causes of civilian casualties, airstrikes, heavy weapon attacks and bombing using drones are included, the PYO said.

There were 462 airstrikes and 2,929 rounds of heavy artillery fires, which damaged 606 buildings during the armed conflict in Southern Shan State, it said.

About 90 percent of the building damage was caused by airstrikes, heavy weapon attacks and bombing using drones, it said.

The PYO said that it is based on the on-the-ground information and online information available to it, and that the number on the ground may be higher than this.