Fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands camp along Thai border river

Refugees, who have fled a flare-up in fighting between the Myanmar army and insurgent groups and settled temporarily on the Moei River Bank, are seen on the Thai-Myanmar border, in Mae Sot, Thailand, January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

THAI-MYANMAR BORDER (Reuters) - Thousands of Myanmar villagers are living under makeshift tents alongside a river that borders Thailand, fearful of returning to homes which they said had been bombarded by military air strikes but reluctant to seek refuge across the frontier.

Heavy fighting between the Myanmar military, which seized power in a coup last year, and resistance fighters has killed or displaced thousands of civilians in this region and elsewhere.