Thousands flee to Thailand after Myanmar army's air strikes on villages

Residents from the Day Pu No village hiding in the jungle, in Myanmar's Karen state after the area was hit by air strikes on March 27, 2021. - FREE BURMA RANGERS/REUTERS

YANGON (Reuters) About 3,000 villagers from Myanmar's southeastern Karen state fled to Thailand on Sunday (March 28) following air attacks by the army on an area held by an ethnic armed group, an activist group and local media said.

Myanmar’s military launched air strikes on five areas in Mutraw district, near the border, including a displacement camp, the Karen Women’s Organization said.