Myanmar: Airstrikes force villagers into jungle as 3,000 flee to Thailand

Sky News

David Mercer
News reporter @DavidMercerSky
Monday 29 March 2021

A luxury military party was reportedly held in Myanmar's capital on the deadliest day since last month's coup.

 
Man injured after Myanmar rickshaw grenade blast

Airstrikes that sent villagers fleeing into the jungle show the situation in Myanmar is "much worse", a humanitarian worker has told Sky News, as military leaders reportedly partied on the deadliest day of violence since last month's coup.

More gunfire has been reported today as people gathered for the funeral of one of at least 114 people said to have been killed by Myanmar security forces yesterday, including a five-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl.

Local media is reporting that around 3,000 people from Myanmar's southeastern Karen state have left the country and crossed the border into Thailand to escape the violence.

Despite the bloodshed, protesters returned to the streets on Sunday to demand a return to democracy.

The devastated relatives of a man who was shot dead during a crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Yangon

Villagers shelter in the open due to airstrikes in Deh Bu Noh in Karen state. Pic: Free Burma Rangers

David Eubank, founder of the humanitarian group Free Burma Rangers, said airstrikes on a village in Karen killed at least three people and wounded eight others.

He said the first airstrikes struck at around 8.30pm local time on Saturday and more hit between 1am and 2am on Sunday.

"There were multiple airstrikes and what was very different for us is we haven't had airstrikes there for over 20 years," Mr Eubank told Sky News.

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