Thousands of Sagaing Homes Lost in Myanmar Junta Arson Attacks

By The Irrawaddy 14 February 2023

Greater than 2,000 Sagaing Area buildings have reportedly been destroyed in three days throughout Myanmar junta arson assaults on 14 villages.

Martial legislation was imposed in 37 townships in Sagaing, Magwe and Bago areas and Chin and Kayah states on February 2 and arson assaults have risen since.

Sagaing has suffered from the very best variety of arson assaults with greater than 43,000 buildings destroyed.

Since Saturday round 70 troops have been torching Katha Township villages, in line with the Katha Township Individuals’s Administration Group.

Round 500 homes in Mal Ngo, Inn Gyi, Tharyar Kone and Tattu Lal Akhin Su villages had been burned down, it stated.

Troops and Pyu Noticed Htee militia allies torched homes and a college in Min Kan Gyi village in Khin U Township on Monday, in line with Khin-U True Information that screens junta atrocities.

Regime forces additionally torched Lat Pan Hla and Laung She villages.

The troops torched the tents of fleeing villagers and looted meals from 5 villages over the weekend, True Information reported.

Greater than 1,600 homes had been reportedly burned down in Shwebo Township on Sunday throughout a junta raid. The massive Kyar Ywar village, which has greater than 1,000 houses, was among the many villages focused, in line with media stories.

Three older civilians died within the raids, residents advised the media.

Kyar Ywar has beforehand confronted two junta arson assaults.

On Monday troops torched Kyauk Myint, Tint Tal and Ngarsukone villages in Shwebo Township, the Wetlet Info Community reported.

Junta forces have burned down an estimated 55,484 homes throughout the nation for the reason that 2021 coup, Information for Myanmar reported in January.

Sagaing Area suffered essentially the most with 43,232 buildings burned, adopted by Magwe Area both 8,863 and Chin State with 1,484 homes.

Ignoring worldwide criticism, the junta continues arson assaults, airstrikes and bombardments.

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