Heated clash in Myanmar: Over 20,000 displaced locals need food, medicine as fighting continues in Kyaikmaraw Township


A family taking refuge in a cave after fleeing fighting in Kyaikmaraw, - Photo from Eleven Media Group/ANN

YANGON (Eleven Media Group/ANN): As fighting continues in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mon State, more than 20,000 local residents have fled from the war, needing food and medicine, according to those helping the refugees.

The fighting has displaced more than 20,000 people from over 20 villages, said a man providing help to those displaced.

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