Myanmar Conflict: Boats on Naf river spark fear of fresh influx

Destroyed buildings and houses are pictured after fighting between Myanmar's Military and the Kachin Independence Army in Nam Hpat Kar, Kutkai township, in Myanmar's northern Shan State on Feb 4, 2024. - AFP

YANGON: Amid continuous fighting between Myanmar troops and the armed group called Arakan Army, many residents of Rakhine State have taken shelter on small boats on the Naf river along the border.

Lt Tahsin Rahman, spokesperson of the Coast Guard in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar, said it was not known how many Myanmar nationals were living on the river that flows between the two countries.