Thousands of Myanmar refugees flee into India’s Mizoram State

Thousands of refugees have crossed into India’s northeastern state of Mizoram after clashes between two anti-regime armed groups in neighbouring Myanmar, Indian authorities said on Monday.

Refugees have been crossing into Mizoram since July 2 when clashes between two rival Chin groups — the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) and the Chinland Defence Force-Hualngoram (CDF-H) — erupted over control of strategic areas in Myanmar’s northwestern Chinland (Chin State), a senior security official told Reuters.

The official, who did not want to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media, said that around 4,000 refugees had crossed the border since the fighting began.