Over 400 flee to Thailand amid fighting in Mawkawi area north of Myawady

More than 400 locals have fled to Thailand due to fighting in Mawkawi, north of Myawady, Kayin State, according to sources.

More than 400 Myanmar civilians fled to Mae La refugee camp in Tha Song Yang District, on the Thai-Myanmar border, on May 15, due to fighting between the allied forces of KNU Brigade 7 and the KNLA and the Tatmadaw north of Myawady, Kayin State.

A total of 414 Myanmar refugees: 255 in Mae U Phlu Temple, Tha Song Yang District, and 159 in Mae La Monastery, who have arrived in Thailand, have been accommodated by Task Yang 35th Ranger Regiment, Naresuan Division-34, Border Guard Police, local administrators, and Tha Song Yang Police Station.