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Food shortage for IDP in Rakhine
The Upper Myat Hle refugee camp in Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine State, has been facing food shortages since last February.
There are 117 households in eight villages in Kyauktaw and Ponnagyun townships. It has a population of over 560. They have been fleeing since the fighting broke out between the army and the Arakan Army (AA) in December 2018.
“I have nothing to eat,” he said. It has been more than two months since the rice arrived. “
Now, with no food aid, Daw Hla Hla Oo has to borrow rice to feed her family.
“I have nothing to eat, it has been more than two months since the rice arrived. Waiting for the WFP grant to arrive, but did not arrive. I have to live like this. I can no longer borrow from others. They have no more. Now this rice is also lent by a grandmother. We have no relatives. ”
Daw Hla Hla Oo has to borrow rice to feed her family
“I have nothing to eat,” he said. It has been more than two months since the rice arrived. Waiting for the WFP grant to arrive did not arrive. I have to live like this. I can no longer borrow from others. They have no more. Now this rice is also lent by a grandmother. We have no relatives. ”
Her husband is also out of work, making life difficult for their family.
The families of Maung Hla Oo, a refugee from the camp, have only two days left to eat.
“We have a large family. There are even seven families. As a result, food and clothing are not enough. The children are still children. “Once it runs out, I can’t think of anything to do with it.”
Maung Hla Oo has four underage children. The eldest son is 13 years old. He said he struggled to make ends meet on his own, but now he has no job and is in more trouble.
The refugees are facing food shortages but have yet to return home.
As the evacuation progressed, houses in the village were destroyed and it was difficult to return because of the danger of landmines, said U Moses, who took refuge from Mee Kyaung Khok village in Kyauktaw Township.
“It is not at all convenient for us to return home,” he said. Is our political situation white? I don’t know if it is black or not. And we are farming. So I think there will be mines in the forest and mountains near the village. That is why we did not dare to go. The whole community has become a forest. ”
Like this refugee camp, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U In other refugee camps in townships such as Ponnagyun, the military council has been without food supplies for about two months, camp officials told RFA.
U Phyu Thar Aung, in-charge of the Supreme Refugee Camp, called for regular monthly support as the situation could escalate if support is not provided.
“What we want to ask for is a monthly supply of food,” he said. Without support, many problems can arise. However, we believe that no matter how difficult the situation, if the country is not stable, we will not return home. “We are determined to face it no matter what.”
RFA contacted the Rakhine State Military Council and the State Disaster Management Department about the matter, but did not respond.
The military council is urging refugees to return to their homes as fighting is now over.
U Khaing Kaung San, director of the Sittwe-based Wunlet Foundation, which helps refugees, said: He said the military council had a responsibility to provide adequate assistance to refugees who were having difficulty returning home.
“These people are coming to the refugee camps because of the fighting,” he said. These people do not come and occupy their homes. So even if they return, they will be given food and shelter. How much money will you provide? If they can be sent home, they need at least six months’ salary and some money. The government needs to support those left behind in the camps. ”
Fighting between the army and the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State since December 2018 has forced more than 200,000 civilians to flee their homes.
Local civil society groups say more than 100,000 of them have been repatriated in the more than a year since the fighting stopped, but more than 60,000 are still sheltering in 127 camps.
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