IDPs in Zayya Thukha Monaster
Mizzima
A Myanmar junta air attack on a southern Shan State Buddhist monastery has caused injury and damage to a refuge for internally displaced people (IDPs) fleeing fighting in the region.
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) reported in a statement on 14 December that a monastery in Namkham Town, southern Shan State, housing IDPs, was bombed by a regime jet fighter.
A young novice at Zayya Thukha Monastery sustained injuries from the shrapnel and numerous sections of the monastery were destroyed in the attack, on 13 December at 4.50 pm.
“Due to the escalating conflicts in the vicinity of the monastery, it was subjected to bombardment under the assumption that the TNLA (Ta’ang National Liberation Army) was present. The resulting destruction has left the monastery in ruins. Currently, there are more than 262 displaced people seeking refuge within the monastery,” said an informant assisting the displaced people in Namkham.
The statement reveals that 262 residents from Namkham have sought refuge in Zayya Thukha Monastery.
An ongoing electricity power outage as a result of the attack is causing difficulties for the displaced people in accessing drinking water.
Furthermore, aside from Namkham, the military regime conducted two aerial attacks on Tonekham Village and Namhkoke Village in Muse Township at 10:30 am on 14 December. The statement said that six bombs were also dropped near Kaungyar Village in Muse Township, by Y12 aircraft on the same day.
