Over 2,000 IDPs in Nanmati urgently need food and shelter

More than 2,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) seeking refuge in Nanmati Town, Mogaung Township, Kachin State, due to fighting in Hpakant Township in the same state, urgently need food, shelter, and medical aid.

Most of the IDPs sheltering in the temporary camp at the Nanmati Sugar Factory compound are members of the La War Village Catholic Church and villagers from Khunsaiyang. Their situation has worsened due to flooding caused by heavy downpours during the rainy season, an IDP from the camp reported.

“The members of La War Village Catholic Church are staying in the sugar factory compound. It’s a low-lying area that floods every time there’s heavy rain. There’s no proper drainage, so the water drains really slowly, which makes things even tougher. All the IDPs are struggling with food and shelter, and we also don’t have enough bathrooms and toilets,” he told KNG.