It is reported that more than 5,000 residents from 7 villages are fleeing from the war due to the military council troops were entering and patrolling Pazigyi village again.
Kyun Hla activists reported that at around 4:00 p.m. of 19th April, a convoy of around 150 soldiers entered and patrolled Pazigyi village.
This column was a convoy that patrolled to the Male area of Kanbalu Township from Thabiekkyin Township, and the local people from Pasigyi, Htantaw, Laytwin Sin, Chaung Shae, Chaung Thar, Maezataw and Chaung Ma Gyi villages are fleeing from the war.
This is an infantry column. They entered from the side of Kanbalu. The local people of 7 villages are fleeing from the war. Since the air attack on Pazigyi village, the villagers have not dared to go back in. Yesterday, they fleet due to the column was patrolling once. The details are not yet known. They have not been able to connect to the phone since 6 o’clock yesterday evening,” said an official from the Kyunhla activist group.
The Kyunhla activist group reported that the people of Pazigyi village have been living in the forest huts near the village since the air attack and they have not been able to return to the village, and now they have to flee from the forest huts again due to the patrol of the military.
On April 11, 168 civilians were killed in an airstrike by the Military Council on Pazigyi village.
The Ministry of Human Rights under the National Unity Government published that 16 children were killed and 16 people were in intensive care in the airstrike in Pazigyi village.