U.N. rights envoy urges halt to attacks on Myanmar town as residents trapped

(Reuters) - Myanmar's military must halt attacks on the town of Loikaw and lift a blockade on those trying to flee, a U.N. human rights investigator said on Monday, as a shaken resident described constant shelling and air strikes in the area.

Loikaw is the capital of eastern Myanmar's Kayah State, which borders Thailand that has often seen intense fighting between the army and rebel groups opposed to last year's coup.