People from Myanmar continue to come to Mizoram since the military junta seized power in the nation on February 1, 2021.
A senior official in Mizoram said, ” We are collecting reports of fresh arrival of refugees from Myanmar, there are reports that 95 more Myanmarese, including some women, fled to Mizoram during the past week and took shelter in Lawngtlai and other districts.”
Champhai, Siaha, Lawngtlai, Serchhip, Hnahthial, and Saitual – share a 510 km-long unfenced international border with Myanmar’s Chin state.
Around 34,350 people including 10,947 women and 13,302 children are taking shelter in Mizoram.
According to official records, 17,901 refugees are staying in rented accommodations or relatives’ houses while the remaining are in 149 relief camps spread over 7 districts.
