Rakhine IDPs face health and shelter crisis amid monsoon season and prolonged conflict

Mizzima

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Rakhine State are facing worsening health and livelihood conditions as ongoing conflict and the monsoon season converge, leaving thousands without adequate shelter or medical support.

At the Mahayan IDP camp in Pauktaw Township, one of the first areas seized by the Arakan Army (AA), more than 300 displaced households, or around 1,000 people, have been struggling without any humanitarian assistance for nearly five months.

Camp officials say that over 100 families have been unable to build proper shelters and are instead packed into overcrowded monasteries and community halls.