Death toll in Myanmar from Depayin school airstrike rises to 24 as injured student dies

Mizzima

An 11-year-old student injured in the Myanmar military’s airstrike on a school in Ohtein Dwin (North) village, Depayin Township, Sagaing Region, died on the morning of 14 May, bringing the total number of deaths from the attack to 24, according to the Depayin Township People’s Administration.

The victim, Ma Pyae Pyae Nyein, was a 3rd Grade student who succumbed to injuries caused by shrapnel from bomb fragments that struck multiple parts of her body.

“The child succumbed to injuries caused by shrapnel from the bomb fragments that struck all over her body,” a member of the administration told Mizzima.