Save the Children says two Myanmar staff missing after burnt remains found

In this photo provided by the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF), smokes and flames billow from vehicles in Hpruso township, Kayah state, Myanmar, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. Myanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be women and children, fatally shot more than 30 and set the bodies on fire, a witness and other reports said Saturday. - AP

BANGKOK, Dec 25 (AFP): Save the Children said two of its Myanmar staff were missing on Saturday night (Dec 25), after the charred remains of more than 30 people were found, in an attack a monitoring group and local media blamed on junta troops.

Myanmar has been in chaos since the February coup, with more than 1,300 people killed in a crackdown by security forces, according to a local monitoring group.